Restoring Access for Detainees Act

This bill would require the Department of Homeland Security to provide people held in immigration custody with certain phone and electronic communication at federal expense. Detainees would get at least one 10-minute call to an immediate family member within 5 hours of being detained or moved, plus at least 200 free outgoing minutes each month. They would also get unlimited free, private communication with lawyers, consulates, detention oversight officials, immigration courts, and certain other offices. These legal and oversight communications could not be monitored or recorded unless a court issues a warrant.

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Sponsors

• Maxine Dexter Democrat sponsor
• 49 cosponsors