Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 6397
Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
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Introduced 2025-12-03Topic: immigration · criminal justice · civil rightsSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would require the Department of Homeland Security to set detention standards for immigration detention facilities, with yearly unannounced inspections by its Inspector General, fines or contract terminations for facilities that fail, and public reporting on deaths in custody. It would end the use of private for-profit and contracted detention facilities within 3 years, ban solitary confinement, and bar holding anyone under 18 in ICE facilities. It would change immigration detention law to require custody hearings before an immigration judge, create a presumption that people should be released, repeal mandatory detention, and set up a community-based case management program without ankle monitors. Detained people could sue in federal court for injuries caused by standards violations, and Members of Congress could visit facilities without prior notice.
Sponsors
- Pramila Jayapal Democrat sponsor
- 133 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability. | refer |
| 2025-12-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. | refer |
| 2025-12-03 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-12-03 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-12-03 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-12-03 | Introduced in House | introduce |