1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reunifying Separated Families Act of 2018 . 2. Reuniting separated families (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of State, shall reunite each alien child who was separated from the child’s parent or legal guardian on or after April 6, 2018. (b) Exceptions The Secretary of Homeland Security shall not reunite a child described in subsection (a) with such child’s parent or legal guardian from whom the child was separated if— (1) a State court, authorized under State law, terminated the rights of the parent or legal guardian, determined that it is in the best interests of the child to be removed from the parent or legal guardian, in accordance with the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 ( Public Law 105–89 ), or made any similar determination that is legally authorized under State law; (2) an official from the State or county child welfare agency with expertise in child trauma and development made a best interests determination that it is in the best interests of the child to be removed from the parent or legal guardian because the child is in danger of abuse or neglect at the hands of the parent or legal guardian, or is a danger to herself or others; or (3) the separation was based on a finding of an officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security that— (A) the child is a victim of trafficking or is at significant risk of becoming a victim of trafficking; (B) there is a strong likelihood that the adult is not the parent or legal guardian of the child