ICE and CBP Constitutional Accountability Act

This bill would amend the Federal Tort Claims Act so that the United States government can be sued when an officer or agent of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), or someone acting under their direction, violates a person's constitutional or legal rights. The government would be liable whether or not the officer was following an official policy or custom. People bringing these suits could seek punitive damages and would not first have to file an administrative claim with the agency. Damages would be paid first from funds provided to immigration enforcement under Public Law 119-21, and then from a general federal fund for court judgments if those funds run out.

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Sponsors

• Jeff Merkley Democrat sponsor
• 2 cosponsors