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119-hr-2090119th Congress

Identifying Potential Terrorist at the Border Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]

Introduced

Summary

Makes being on the Terrorist Screening Database a new ground to detain an alien under 8 U.S.C. 1226A. The bill would add that ground to the statute, require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to take and maintain custody until a cross-reference with the terrorist screening database returns a result, and define the term by reference to the Homeland Security Act of 2002.

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  • Families and individuals subject to section 236A: People flagged by the database could be held in custody while the cross-reference is completed, creating a new, database-based detention trigger.
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection: CBP would be required to take and maintain custody of aliens pending the cross-reference result, increasing CBP's screening and custodial role.
  • Legal definition and process: The bill ties the operative meaning of "terrorist screening database" to the Homeland Security Act, anchoring which federal watchlist governs the new detention ground.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Border holds for noncitizens during terrorism checks

If enacted, CBP would have to take and hold noncitizens until a check of the federal terrorist screening database returns a result. This rule would apply even if other laws say otherwise. Being on that database would also become a specific ground for detention under immigration law. The bill would use the database definition in the Homeland Security Act. This could increase how often and how long some people are held during border processing.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]

TX • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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