1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Humanitarian Upgrades to Manage and Assist our Nation's Enforcement Act of 2019 or the HUMANE Act of 2019 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Family unification. Sec. 3. Repatriation of unaccompanied alien children. Sec. 4. Child welfare and law enforcement information sharing. Sec. 5. Accountability for children and taxpayers. Sec. 6. Custody of unaccompanied alien children in removal proceedings under section 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Sec. 7. Fraud in connection with the transfer of custody of unaccompanied alien children. Sec. 8. Notification of States and foreign governments, reporting, and monitoring. Sec. 9. Reports to Congress. Sec. 10. Asylum processing. Sec. 11. Biometric and DNA collection. Sec. 12. Standard operating procedures; facilities standards. Sec. 13. Regional processing centers. Sec. 14. Authorization to hire additional U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel. Sec. 15. Ports of entry infrastructure improvements. Sec. 16. Foreign engagement strategy. Sec. 17. Deterring visa overstays. 2. Family unification (a) In general Section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Protective custody of arriving alien children accompanied by parents (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 3142 of title 18, United States Code, any judicial determination (including any judicial determination made in Flores v. Sessions et. al. (9th Cir. July 5, 2017