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Updated December 20, 2016 Contents Summary of DHS Appropriations Security, Enforcement, and Investigations Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Summary of Appropriations Select Issues in CBP Appropriations Border Enforcement Personnel Unaccompanied [...]

Updated October 27, 2016 Contents Introduction Treatment of Noncitizens Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Definition of Lawfully Present Health Insurance Mandate Tax Treatment of Noncitizens Exchanges [...]

Updated September 9, 2016 Contents Introduction Border Security Border Security Strategy and Metrics Border Security Resources Preclearance Operations Entry-Exit System Expedited Removal Access to Federal Lands and DHS Waiver Authority [...]

Updated June 2, 2015 Contents Major Legislative Actions March 4-11, 2014--President's FY2015 Budget Request Submitted June 11, 2014--House Appropriations Committee Approves H.R. 4903 June 26, 2014--Senate Appropriations Committee Approves S. [...]

Updated May 19, 2015 Contents What Is Homeland Security? Homeland Security: Missions and Strategy The Budget and Security DHS Appropriations Homeland Security and the U.S. Intelligence Community Selected IC Issues [...]

Updated February 24, 2015 Contents Current Developments Introduction Overview of Major U.S. Immigration Policy Issues Broad Elements of Immigration Reform Summary of the President's Executive Action Border Security Coordinating Border [...]

Summary Immigration reform was an active legislative issue in the first session of the 113th Congress. The Senate passed the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744), [...]

July 28, 2014 Summary The number of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) arriving in the United States has reached alarming numbers, straining the system put in place over the past decade [...]

Summary Legislation aimed at preventing trafficking in persons (TIP) is unambiguously part of the legislative agenda of the 113th Congress. TIP is believed to be one of the most prolific [...]

Summary The visa waiver program (VWP) allows nationals from certain countries to enter the United States as temporary visitors (nonimmigrants) for business or pleasure without first obtaining a visa from [...]

The human trafficking problem has gained increased attention in the United States and worldwide since the late 1990s. It has been addressed as a priority by Congress, as well as [...]

A broad consensus appears to be shared in Congress and the policy community on the need for decisive action to curb human trafficking. However, there are some fundamental questions related [...]

The response to human trafficking within the United States has focused on (1) assistance to victims of trafficking and (2) law enforcement efforts to arrest and prosecute traffickers, and identify [...]

The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (P.L. 110457) reauthorized the TVPA through FY2011. There have been bills introduced in the 112th Congress to reauthorize the TVPA, [...]

Several international and domestic definitions are relevant to U.S. policy responses associated with trafficking in persons and related concepts. These terms are variously used in international treaties as well as [...]

The U.S. government has a number of strategies, policies, and laws in place to combat the international dimensions of human trafficking. Congress, in particular, has played an active role in [...]

The United States is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subject to trafficking in persons. (62) Human trafficking happens in the United States to both [...]

Trafficking in persons (TIP), or human trafficking, is both an international and a domestic crime that involves violations of labor, public health, and human rights standards. As such, the United [...]

International human trafficking is widely considered to be one of today's leading law enforcement challenges as well as one of the most pervasive and widespread manifestation of modern-day violations of [...]

December 7, 2012 Summary Trafficking in persons (TIP) for the purposes of exploitation is believed to be one of the most prolific areas of international criminal activity and is of [...]

December 23, 2010 Summary Trafficking in persons (TIP) for the purposes of exploitation is believed to be one of the most prolific areas of international criminal activity and is of [...]

Author Contact Information Liana Sun Wyler Analyst in International Crime and Narcotics lwyler@crs.loc.gov, 7-6177 Alison Siskin Specialist in Immigration Policy asiskin@crs.loc.gov, 7-0260 Table C-1. Authorizations and Appropriations for Grant Programs [...]

The U.S. government supports many types of anti-trafficking (anti-TIP) activities overseas and domestically. U.S. anti-trafficking activities are authorized by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 (P.L. 106-386), as [...]

Congress has introduced several bills in the 111th Congress that would address issues related to human trafficking. The discussion in the following section is limited to legislation in the 111th [...]

The human trafficking problem has gained increased attention in the United States and worldwide since the late 1990s. It has been addressed as a priority by Congress, as well as [...]

A broad consensus appears to be shared in Congress and the policy community on the need for decisive action to curb human trafficking. However, there are some fundamental questions related [...]

The response to human trafficking within the United States has focused on (1) assistance to victims of trafficking and (2) law enforcement efforts to arrest and prosecute traffickers. Immigration Relief [...]

The United States is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subject to trafficking in persons. (44) Human trafficking happens in the United States to both [...]

The international community has long condemned TIP and related elements of trafficking through multilateral declarations, treaties, and other instruments. Some of the earliest commitments to combating TIP in various forms [...]

On June 14, 2010, the State Department issued its 10th annual report on human trafficking, Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, June 2010, as mandated by the TVPA (P.L. 106-386, as [...]

The U.S. government supports many types of anti-trafficking (anti-TIP) initiatives overseas and domestically. U.S. anti-trafficking activities are authorized by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 (P.L. 106-386), as [...]

Trafficking in persons (TIP) for the purposes of exploitation is both an international and a domestic crime that involves violations of labor, public health, and human rights standards. In 2006, [...]

October 28, 2010 Summary Since the events of September 11, 2001, concerns have been raised about the ability of terrorists to enter the United States under the visa waiver program [...]

Contents Background Definitions Scope of the Problem Continuing Challenges in Combating TIP Traffickers and Their Victims U.S. Funding for Global Anti-Trafficking Programs The 2009 TIP Report 2009 Country Rankings Results [...]

July 2, 2009 Summary Trafficking in persons (TIP) for the purposes of exploitation is believed to be one of the most prolific areas of international criminal activity and is of […]

Updated October 17, 2008 Contents The KORUS FTA in a Nutshell Agriculture Automobiles Other Key Provisions Estimates of the Overall Economic Effects of a KORUS FTA An Overview of the […]

Contents Introduction Foreign Workers and Students Foreign Workers Agricultural Workers Temporary Nonagricultural Workers Temporary Workers in Specialty Occupations Temporary Admission of Professional Athletes and Entertainers Temporary Admission of Fashion Models […]

Updated August 14, 2008 Contents Background Definitions Trafficking and Alien Smuggling Scope of the Problem Causes of Rise in Trafficking Traffickers and Their Victims U.S. Funding for Global Anti-Trafficking Programs […]

Title II contains the appropriations for the U.S.-Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator (US-VISIT) program (20), the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]

President's FY2008 Budget Submitted. The President's budget request for DHS for FY2008 was submitted to Congress on February 5, 2007. The Administration requested $46.4 billion in gross budget authority for […]

Federal-Wide Homeland Security Funding Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, there has been an increasing interest in the levels of funding available for homeland security efforts. The Office […]

H.R. 2206--U.S. Troop Readiness, Veteran's Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 Following the failure of the House to override the President's veto of H.R. 1591, the House […]

Title IV includes appropriations for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), and the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office […]

Title III includes appropriations for the Preparedness Directorate and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The Preparedness Directorate includes (among others) appropriations accounts for the Undersecretary for Preparedness, State and […]

This report describes the President's FY2008 request for funding for DHS programs and activities, as submitted to Congress on February 5, 2007. It compares the enacted FY2007 amounts to the […]

Budget Resolution--H.Con.Res. 99/ S.Con.Res. 21 The annual concurrent resolution on the budget sets forth the congressional budget. The House introduced H.Con.Res. 99 on March 23, 2007 and passed the budget […]

Title I covers the general administrative expenses of DHS. It includes the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management (OS&EM), which is comprised of the immediate Office of the Secretary […]

DHS Appropriations Trends Table 4 presents DHS Appropriations, as enacted, for FY2003 through the FY2008 request. The appropriation amounts are presented in current dollars and are not adjusted. The amounts […]

May 17, 2007 Summary This report describes the FY2008 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Administration requested a net appropriation of $35.5 billion in net budget authority […]