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Monthly estimates of arrivals at the southwest border

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5. Written by .

Monthly estimates of arrivals at the southwest border

The document says “shallWho acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, on a monthly basis beginning immediately after the date of enactment of this Act, develop estimates of the number of migrants anticipated to arrive at the southwest border of the United States.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5

Section 537(a). From enactment, the Secretary must produce monthly estimates of how many migrants are expected to arrive at the southwest border. Subsection (b) requires the estimates to cover this year and next, to break out single adults, family units and unaccompanied children, to undergo independent validation and verification, to inform planning and budgeting, and to be included in budget materials sent to Congress. Subsection (c) requires them to be shared with the Departments of Health and Human Services, Justice and State and with both Appropriations Committees.

What the document actually says

“The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, on a monthly basis beginning immediately after the date of enactment of this Act, develop estimates of the number of migrants anticipated to arrive at the southwest border of the United States.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

Each month the Secretary must guess how many will reach the border. That is the border to the south.

What this is about

The estimate must split out adults, families and children alone. It must be checked by someone else. Budget requests must use it.

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    Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., Public Law 119-86, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 774 (2026).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ86/html/PLAW-119publ86.htm

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    “Monthly estimates of arrivals at the southwest border,” Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/homeland-security-further-additional-continuing/proposal/sec05-sec537-southwest-border-arrival-estimates/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).

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