The CARTEL Act of 2024 requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to publish detailed operational statistics on its website every month, starting within two months of the law's enactment. These monthly reports must include data on total alien encounters, drug seizures, gang-affiliated apprehensions, individuals flagged in the terrorist screening database, criminal aliens, and encounters involving transnational criminal organizations, broken down by nationality. The bill also requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report to Congress within 90 days and annually thereafter assessing foreign terrorist organizations and transnational criminal organizations attempting to move members across the southern, northern, or maritime borders. The legislation has no specific funding authorization mentioned and is intended to increase transparency about border security operations and security threats. The bill was introduced in March 2024 and referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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