§1378 Collection of data on other detained aliens

Summary

The Attorney General must regularly gather nationwide facts about people held by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (except those covered by section 1377). The information must show how many detainees are criminal and how many are noncriminal and not seeking asylum. It must list ages, gender, and countries of origin for each group and say what kinds of facilities hold them. For those two groups, the Attorney General must also track how often and how many times people are moved between facilities, the average time they stay, how many have stayed each length of time in 3‑month blocks, the release rate in each INS district, and how detention ended (for example, deportation, parole, or other release). For criminal detainees, the Attorney General must also count how many were caught but not detained and, if possible by checking other databases, list crimes they committed after not being detained. Starting October 1, 1999, and by October 1 every year after, the Attorney General must send Congress a report covering the fiscal year that ended the previous September 30. The collected data must be made available to the public on request under rules the Attorney General sets.