,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,biggs of ,arizona 7for       
himself1 ,mr4 ,burlison1 ,mr4 ,crane1   
and ,mr4 ,nehls7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,william          
,wilberforce ,trafficking ,victims      
,protection ,reauthorization ,act of    
#bjjh to clarify the standards for      
family detention1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,ensuring ,united   
,families at the ,border ,act4  #b4     
,clarification of standards for family  
detention  7a7 ,in general ,section #bce
 of the ,william ,wilberforce           
,trafficking ,victims ,protection       
,reauthorization ,act of #bjjh 7#h      
,u4,s4,c4 #abcb7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7j7            
,construction  7#a7 ,in general         
,notwithstanding any other provision of 

law1 judicial determination1 consent    
decree1 or settlement agreement1 the    
detention of any alien child who is not 
an unaccompanied alien child shall be   
governed by sections #bag1 #bce1 #bcf1  
and #bda of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahg1  
#abbe1 #abbf1 and #abca74 ,there is no  
presumption that an alien child who is  
not an unaccompanied alien child should 
not be detained4  7#b7 ,family detention
 ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security 
shall-- 7,a7 maintain the care and      
custody of an alien1 during the period  
during which the charges described in   
clause 7i7 are pending1 who-- 7i7 is    
charged only with a misdemeanor offense 
under section #bge7;a7 of the           
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #acbe7;a772 and  7ii7 entered 
the ,united ,states with the alien's    
child who has not attained #ah years of 
age2 and  7,b7 detain the alien with the
 alien's child4  4  7b7 ,sense of       
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 

that the amendments in this section to  
section #bce of the ,william            
,wilberforce ,trafficking ,victims      
,protection ,reauthorization ,act of    
#bjjh 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb7 are intended 
to satisfy the requirements of the      
,settlement ,agreement in ,flores v4    
,meese1 ,no4 #he-dedd 7,c4,d4 ,cal7 as  
approved by the court on ,january #bh1  
#aiig1 with respect to its              
interpretation in ,flores v4 ,johnson1  
#bab ,f4 ,supp4 #c;d #hfd 7,c4,d4 ,cal4 
#bjae71 that the agreement applies to   
accompanied minors4  7c7 ,effective date
 ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7  
shall take effect on the date of the    
enactment of this ,act and shall apply  
to all actions that occur before1 on1 or
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act4  7d7 ,preemption of ,state       
licensing requirements ,notwithstanding 
any other provision of law1 judicial    
determination1 consent decree1 or       
settlement agreement1 no ,state may     
require that an immigration detention   

facility used to detain children who    
have not attained #ah years of age1 or  
families consisting of one or more of   
such children and the parents or legal  
guardians of such children1 that is     
located in that ,state1 be licensed by  
the ,state or any political subdivision 
thereof4