Hold ICE Accountable Act of 2026

This bill would set up a process to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate actions by Department of Homeland Security officers or employees taken on or after January 20, 2025, that are alleged to be unlawful. After a request from the U.S. Attorney General or a state, D.C., or territory attorney general, a federal appeals court chief judge would name a three-judge panel, which would pick a lawyer from outside the federal government as special prosecutor. The special prosecutor would have the powers of a U.S. Attorney, would work without day-to-day Justice Department supervision, and could be removed by the Attorney General only for specific reasons. People whose rights were violated by actions leading to an indictment could sue the indicted individual for damages, and that individual could not use qualified immunity as a defense.

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Sponsors

• Haley M. Stevens Democrat sponsor
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