Fingerprints and DNA are collected from children entering without a visa
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 100051, Sec. 100051.
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Fingerprints and DNA are collected from children entering without a visa
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 100051 in the PDF
What the document says
“collecting fingerprints, in accordance with section 262 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1302) and subsections (a)(3) and (b) of section 235 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1225); and”
The section funds, where aliens and alien children enter the United States without a valid visa, the collection of fingerprints under section 262 and section 235(a)(3) and (b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and the collection of DNA under sections 235(d) and 287(b) of that Act.
What the document actually says
“collecting fingerprints, in accordance with section 262 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1302) and subsections (a)(3) and (b) of section 235 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1225); and”
That sentence, in plain words
One use is taking finger marks. Two older rules govern how.
What this is about
Another use is taking DNA. Two more rules govern that. Both reach children who cross without a visa.
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Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Public Law 119-21, sec. 100051, 139 Stat. 385 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm
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“Fingerprints and DNA are collected from children entering without a visa,” Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 100051, Sec. 100051. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-21/proposal/sec100051-children/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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