CD119: Angel Watch Center

Good news! A new law was signed that creates the Angel Watch Center within the Department of Homeland Security, which will coordinate travel monitoring of convicted sex offenders. In this episode, Jen discusses the new law with Tim Ballard, the Founder and CEO of , which is an organization dedicated to saving children from international sex slavery. Please support Congressional Dish: to contribute with PayPal or Bitcoin; click the PayPal "Make it Monthly" checkbox to create a monthly subscription to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Mail Contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North #4576 Crestview, FL 32536 Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Bill Outline : International Megan's Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders Creates the , which will be a part of the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, within the Department of Homeland Security. The Center about individuals trying to enter the United Stets who have committed sex crimes. Information received and some information will shared with other Federal, State, and local agencies at the Center's discretion. The Center will use to inform other countries if a sex offender The Center will have to of any inaccurate information transmitted The Center of an individual's sex offender status "when appropriate" for passport application purposes. The Center will create an about notifications and forward any complaints about other Federal entities. , the Center must confirm errors in writing, take steps not to repeat them, and inform the individual of the steps taken. The United States Marshals Service about sex offenders. The regarding sex offender notifications sent by the National Sex Offender Targeting Center to the sex offender registries, including: Dates and locations of departures and arrivals Flight numbers Purpose of travel Sex offenders who fail to report their travel will The State Department will issue and may revoke passports that don't include one. The sex offender can get a new passport without the identifier if they are taken off of the sex offender registry. $6 million per year from 2017 and 2018 to implement the changes. Sound Clip Sources Hearing: , House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Global Human Rights, May 14, 2015. Additional Information Article: by Rebecca Kaplan, CBS News, February 11, 2016. Recommended Podcasts to with Timothy Ballard of Operation Underground Railroad with Trevor Bryant: Interview with Jennifer Briney ( to Vibin' Higher on iTunes) Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: by (found on by mevio) Cover Art Design by