BGOV Bill Analysis: H.R. 275, Special Interest Encounter Reports

The Homeland Security Department would have to publish a monthly list of any “special interest” noncitizens encountered by DHS personnel under H.R. 275.

The bill would define “special interest aliens” as noncitizens who could pose a national security risk to the US or its interests, based on an analysis of their travel patterns by DHS.

Supporters of the measure say that requiring DHS to disclose or any interactions individuals who could pose security threats would improve transparency of immigration enforcement.

The House Homeland Security Committee, in its report on the measure, wrote that under the Biden administration increasing numbers ...