Authorization of fingerprinting of noncitizen children entering the United States to reduce child trafficking

Section 262(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1302(c)) is amended to read as follows: (c) The Secretary of Homeland Security, working through U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in order to reduce the number of children who are trafficked into the United States, shall obtain a set of fingerprints from any alien younger than 14 years of age who is entering the United States if a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer suspects that such child is a victim of human trafficking, in accordance with the standards established pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.)..