Monitoring and oversight
Title IV — Reaffirm equal justice under law › Subtitle A — Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026 › Part III — Emergencies and influxes
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(a) Site visits (1) Director (A) In general Not less frequently than monthly during the period in which an influx facility is in operation, the Director shall conduct a comprehensive onsite monitoring visit. (B) Elements Each site visit conducted under subparagraph (A) shall include— (i) an evaluation of the compliance of the influx facility with— (I) the standards and procedures under part II; and (II) the facility standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 30301 et seq.); (ii) an assessment of the delivery of, and unaccompanied noncitizen children's access to, health care and mental health care services; (iii) an assessment of unaccompanied noncitizen children's access to counsel and legal services; and (iv) private, confidential interviews with unaccompanied noncitizen children housed in the influx facility. (2) Inspector General The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services may conduct unscheduled visits to any influx facility, during which the Inspector General may meet confidentially with any unaccompanied noncitizen child housed in the influx facility. (3) Ombudsperson Not less frequently than monthly during the period in which an influx facility is in operation, the Ombudsperson shall conduct a comprehensive onsite visit to monitor for compliance with applicable Federal and State law (including regulations), including— (A) the Flores settlement agreement; (B) section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232); and (C) this subtitle. (b) Tours by approved stakeholders Not less frequently than monthly during the period in which an influx facility is in operation, the Director shall allow approved stakeholders, including representatives from nonprofit organizations serving or advocating on behalf of unaccompanied noncitizen children, to tour the influx facility.