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Brad Knott (R-NC)

Tren de Aragua Border Security Threat Assessment Act

H.R. 4070 · House bill Immigration

A Republican bill with 31 Republican cosponsors · See all 31 cosponsors

Last activity — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In the other chamber's committee

Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.

The committee decides whether it goes any further, and most bills that reach a committee never leave it. A committee that simply does nothing kills a bill without anyone ever voting against it, so no news from here is usually the news.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House voice vote
  3. In Senate committee

The House by voice vote (members called out yes or no together): no member's position on it was recorded.

What this bill would do

This Act, known as the ``Tren de Aragua Border Security Threat Assessment Act'', requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a specific investigation. The Secretary must submit a border threat assessment regarding Tren de Aragua to congressional committees within 180 days. This assessment must identify criminal threats, origins, strategic aims, tactical methods, funding, and leadership of the group. Additionally, the Secretary must develop a strategic plan to counter these identified threats within one year of the assessment. This plan must include efforts to locate, detect, interdict, and disrupt such organizations.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +5

    Does this tighten control of the border?

    The bill enhances border security through required threat assessments and strategic plans to disrupt transnational criminal organizations.

  • Scored +3

    Does this put more money into stopping terrorism?

    The bill directs resources toward identifying and disrupting the strategic aims and tactical methods of criminal organizations.

  • Scored +2

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The bill expands federal intelligence and strategic planning functions regarding border threats.

The opposite

  • Scored -3

    Would immigrants be better off under this?

    The bill focuses on disrupting and interdicting specific criminal organizations often associated with migratory flows.