KIDS Act

This bill would bar the Department of Homeland Security from detaining children, people with a cognitive disability, and their primary caregivers, unless acting under a criminal warrant issued by a court. If such a detention happens under a warrant, a parent or guardian must be notified and Congress must be told within 24 hours. The bill 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 libraries, including while a person travels to or from them, unless a criminal warrant applies. Information gathered in violation of the location rule could not be used in removal proceedings, and people detained in violation would be released.

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Sponsors

• Michael F. Bennet Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors