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139 STAT. 386 PUBLIC LAW 119–21—JULY 4, 2025 (1) IMMIGRATION AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Hiring and training of additional U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, and the necessary support staff, to carry out immigra- tion enforcement activities. (2) DEPARTURES AND REMOVALS.—Funding for transpor- tation costs and related costs associated with the departure or removal of aliens. (3) PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENTS.—Funding for the assignment of Department of Homeland Security employees and State offi- cers to carry out immigration enforcement activities pursuant to sections 103(a) and 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1103(a) and 1357(g)). (4) BACKGROUND CHECKS.—Hiring additional staff and investing the necessary resources to enhance screening and vetting of all aliens seeking entry into United States, consistent with section 212 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182), or intending to remain in the United States, consistent with section 237 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1227). (5) PROTECTING ALIEN CHILDREN FROM EXPLOITATION.—In instances of aliens and alien children entering the United States without a valid visa, funding is provided for the purposes of— (A) collecting fingerprints, in accordance with section 262 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1302) and subsections (a)(3) and (b) of section 235 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1225); and (B) collecting DNA, in accordance with sections 235(d) and 287(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(d) and 1357(b)). (6) TRANSPORTING AND RETURN OF ALIENS FROM CONTIG- UOUS TERRITORY.—Transporting and facilitating the return, pursuant to section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nation- ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(C)), of aliens arriving from contig- uous territory. (7) STATE AND LOCAL PARTICIPATION.—Funding for State and local participation in homeland security efforts for purposes of— (A) ending the presence of criminal gangs and criminal organizations throughout the United States; (B) addressing crime and public safety threats; (C) combating human smuggling and trafficking net- works throughout the United States; (D) supporting immigration enforcement activities; and (E) providing reimbursement for State and local participation in such efforts. (8) REMOVAL OF SPECIFIED UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHIL- DREN.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Funding removal operations for specified unaccompanied alien children. (B) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available under this paragraph shall only be used for permitting a specified unaccompanied alien child to withdraw the application for admission of the child pursuant to section 235(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(a)(4)). (C) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: (i) SPECIFIED UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILD.—The term ‘‘specified unaccompanied alien child’’ means an