1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Codifying President Trump’s Affording Congress an Opportunity to Address Family Separation Executive Order Act . 2. Keeping illegal alien families together while detained At the end of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182 ), insert the following: 601. Findings Congress finds it to be the policy of the United States to rigorously enforce our immigration laws. Under our laws, the only legal way for an alien to enter this country is at a designated port of entry at an appropriate time. When an alien enters or attempts to enter the country anywhere else, that alien has committed at least the crime of improper entry and is subject to a fine or imprisonment under section 1325(a) of title 8, United States Code. This Administration will initiate proceedings to enforce this and other criminal provisions of the INA until and unless Congress directs otherwise. It is also the policy of this Administration to maintain family unity, including by detaining alien families together where appropriate and consistent with law and available resources. It is unfortunate that Congress's failure to act and court orders have put the Administration in the position of separating alien families to effectively enforce the law. 602. Definitions For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply: (a) Alien family means— (1) any person not a citizen or national of the United States who has not been admitted into, or is not authorized to enter or remain in, the United States, who entered this country with an alien child or alien children at or between designated ports of entry and who was detained; and (2) that person's alien child or alien children. (b) Alien child means any person not a citizen or national of the United States who— (1) has not been admitted into, or is not authorized to enter or remain in, the United States; (2) is under the age of 18