PRINTS Act requires fingerprinting of noncitizen minors suspected of human trafficking and imposes penalties on adults using unrelated minors for.
The PRINTS Act, or Preventing the Recycling of Immigrants is Necessary for Trafficking Suspension Act, mandates the Secretary of Homeland Security to fingerprint noncitizen minors entering the United States if they are suspected of being victims of human trafficking. It requires the Secretary to publicly disclose the number of such minors fingerprinted and the number of child traffickers apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The Act also criminalizes the use of unrelated minors by noncitizen adults for entry into the United States, imposing fines and imprisonment.
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