KIDS Act

This bill would bar the Department of Homeland Security from detaining children, people with a cognitive disability, and the primary caregivers of those individuals, unless it acts under a court-issued criminal arrest or search warrant. It would also bar immigration enforcement actions at or within 1,000 feet of listed sensitive locations, such as schools, hospitals, places of worship, courthouses, polling places, and public libraries, including while a person travels to or from them. If a child or person with a cognitive disability is detained, the Department would have to notify a parent or guardian, report the detention to Congress within 24 hours, and prioritize release to a parent, designated caregiver, or child welfare agency. Information obtained in violation of the sensitive-location rule could not be used in removal proceedings, and people detained in violation would be released.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Joe Neguse Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors