Appropriation for the Department of Homeland Security
Section 100051 · Sec. 100051 ·
What this chapter is about
This part gives homeland security $2.055 billion. It funds hiring, removals and background checks. It also funds fingerprints and DNA from children who cross without a visa. The money can be spent through September 30, 2029.
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 100051 in the PDF
What the document says
“there is appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,055,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2029, for the following purposes:”
The section appropriates $2,055,000,000 to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2025, available through September 30, 2029, for twelve purposes: hiring and training more border agents and support staff; transport costs of departures and removals; assigning federal and State officers under sections 103(a) and 287(g); more screening and vetting staff; fingerprint and DNA collection from aliens and alien children entering without a valid visa; returning aliens arriving from a neighboring country; State and local participation with reimbursement; removal operations for specified unaccompanied alien children; expedited removal of criminal aliens; removal of certain criminal aliens without further hearings; criminal and gang checks including tattoo examination for unaccompanied alien children aged 12 and over; and information technology.
What the document actually says
“there is appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,055,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2029, for the following purposes:”
That sentence, in plain words
Just over two billion dollars goes to the homeland agency. It is for fiscal year 2025. It can be spent through September 30, 2029.
What this is about
Twelve uses are named. They cover hiring, removals and screening. They also cover state and local help.
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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.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 100051 in the PDF
What the document says
“Amounts made available under this paragraph shall only be used for permitting a specified unaccompanied alien child to withdraw the application for admission of the child pursuant to section 235(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(a)(4)).”
The section limits the removal money for these children to letting a specified unaccompanied alien child withdraw the application for admission under section 235(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Such a child is an unaccompanied alien child the Secretary finds, case by case, was found by an officer at a land border or port of entry and may not be admitted, has not been a victim of severe forms of trafficking and is not credibly at risk of it on return, and has no credible fear of persecution on return.
What the document actually says
“Amounts made available under this paragraph shall only be used for permitting a specified unaccompanied alien child to withdraw the application for admission of the child pursuant to section 235(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(a)(4)).”
That sentence, in plain words
This money has one use only. It lets such a child take back their claim to enter. An older rule says how.
What this is about
The child must have been found at the border. They must not be at risk of trafficking. They must have no credible fear of harm.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
Each distinct thing the section does: appropriate the money and set out the twelve purposes, including the child protection collections and the definition of a specified unaccompanied alien child.
The twelve purposes are grouped into summaries rather than recorded one by one.
The section points to sections 103, 212, 235, 237, 262 and 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, none of which is indexed here.
