Find Our Families Act of 2026

This bill would require the Department of Homeland Security to create a public online system for locating people held by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Detainee details such as name, birth date, custody date, and facility location would have to be posted within 8 hours of detention or transfer, except for people under 18, and kept online for at least 60 days after release or removal. The department would have to notify a family member and any legal representative within 5 hours when a detainee is moved for medical care, and could not block their visits unless the detainee declines. The bill would also require public posting of information about each CBP arrest and reports to Congress every 90 days on CBP enforcement operations. Employees who do not comply could be furloughed, have their pay reduced, or be suspended, and facility contracts could not be renewed if data was not provided on time or accurately.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Rashida Tlaib Democrat sponsor
• 52 cosponsors