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[H.R. 7190 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7190
To end detention and electronic monitoring, and redirect funding to
community-based wrap-around services.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 21, 2026
Mrs. Ramirez (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Velazquez, Mr.
Davis of Illinois, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, and Ms. Tlaib) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To end detention and electronic monitoring, and redirect funding to
community-based wrap-around services.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ABOLISH IMMIGRATION DETENTION; REPEAL OF DETENTION AUTHORITY
AND ENFORCEMENT.
(a) Requirement for Release on Recognizance.--Not later than six
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall release on their own recognizance any
noncitizen detained by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(b) Repeal of Detention Authority and Enforcement.--
(1) Inspection of applicants for admission.--Clauses (ii)
and (iii)(IV) of section 235(b)(1)(B) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(B)) are repealed.
(2) Inspection of other noncitizens.--Subparagraphs (A),
(B), and (C) of section 235(b)(2) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)) are repealed.
(3) Authority relating to inspections.--Section 235(d)(2)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(d)(2)) is
amended--
(A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B); and
(B) by striking ``United States--'' and inserting
``United States to deliver the noncitizen to an
immigration officer for inspection or to a medical
officer for examination.''.
(4) Apprehension and detention of noncitizens.--Section 236
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226) is
repealed.
(5) Detention and removal of noncitizens ordered removed.--
Section 241 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1231) is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (a); and
(B) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d),
(e), (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (a), (b), (c),
(d), (e), (f), (g), respectively.
(6) Power of immigration officers and employees.--Section
287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357) is
amended to read as follows:
``(a) Any officer or employee of the Service authorized under
regulations prescribed by the Attorney General shall have power without
warrant to arrest any alien who in his presence or view is entering or
attempting to enter the United States in violation of any law or
regulation made in pursuance of law regulating the admission,
exclusion, expulsion or removal of aliens, or to arrest any alien in
the United States, if he has reason to believe that the alien so
arrested is in the United States in violation of any such law or
regulation and is likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained for
his arrest, but the alien arrested shall be taken without unnecessary
delay for examination before an officer of the Service having authority
to examine aliens as to their right to enter or remain in the United
States.
``(b) An alien described in section 101(a)(27)(J) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act who has been battered, abused,
neglected, or abandoned, shall not be compelled to contact the alleged
abuser (or family member of the alleged abuser) at any stage of
applying for special immigrant juvenile status, including after a
request for the consent of the Secretary of Homeland Security under
section 101(a)(27)(J)(iii)(I) of such Act.''.
(7) Authorizing state and local law enforcement officials
to arrest and detain certain noncitizens.--Section 439 of the
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1252C) is repealed.
(8) Communication between state and local government
agencies and the immigration and naturalization service.--
Section 434 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1644) is repealed.
(9) Communication between government agencies and the
immigration and naturalization service.--Section 642 of the
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373) is repealed.
(10) Public charge; unlawful voters.--Paragraphs (5) and
(6) of section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1227) is repealed.
(c) Termination of Contracts for Immigration Detention.--
(1) Existing contracts with respect to physical detention
and monitoring.--Not later than two years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
terminate any contract entered into by the Secretary of
Homeland Security on or before the date of the enactment of
this Act with respect to immigration detention and monitoring
programs, including any contract with any entity that owns or
operates a program or facility that provides services related
to detention or monitoring.
(2) Other contracts with respect to physical detention and
monitoring.--Beginning on the date that is two years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal funds may be used
with respect to immigration detention and monitoring programs,
including any contract with any entity that owns or operates a
program or facility that provides services related to detention
or monitoring.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
(a) Ankle Monitoring System.--
(1) Plan required.--Not later than one month after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a plan to
remove all ankle monitors from noncitizens being monitored by
the Secretary.
(2) Removal of ankle monitors.--Not later than six months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall remove each ankle monitor from a
noncitizen being monitored by the Secretary.
(3) Prohibition on use of federal funds.--Beginning on the
date that is six months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, no Federal funds may be used with respect to ankle
monitors or ankle monitoring programs.
(b) Secure Communities Program.--Not later than two years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal funds may be used for
information sharing partnerships between the Department of Homeland
Security and any State or local law enforcement agency to identify or
target noncitizens for the purpose of enforcing the immigration laws
(as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)).
(c) Certain Funds.--None of the funds provided to U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement for ``Operations and Support'' may be used--
(1) to engage in civil immigration enforcement activities,
including arrests, detention, removal, or the processing or
issuance of charging documents;
(2) to enforce, or assist another Federal, State, or local
agency to enforce, a criminal offense in which an essential
element of the offense is the noncitizen's immigration status,
including State and local offenses and offenses under sections
243, 264, 275, or 276 or subsections (a) or (b) of section 266
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1253; 1304;
1325; 1326; 1306).
SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM FOR WRAP-AROUND SOCIAL SERVICES.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
establish a grant program to award grants to an eligible entity to
administer wrap-around social services to any individual affected by
the enforcement of the immigration laws (as such term is defined under
section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)),
including providing--
(1) housing assistance;
(2) mental health services;
(3) assistance accessing healthcare;
(4) financial empowerment and employment assistance;
(5) English classes;
(6) education assistance; and
(7) immigration legal assistance.
(b) Eligible Entity.--A grant awarded under this section shall be
awarded to community-based non-profit organizations that are not
involved, and have not previously been involved, in any immigration or
law enforcement activity.
(c) Provision of Services.--Any services provided pursuant to a
grant awarded under this section shall--
(1) be provided on an opt-in and voluntary basis and shall
not be made contingent on participation in any monitoring or
compliance mechanisms; and
(2) be provided without subjecting individuals to
surveillance or monitoring as they access such services,
including physical, electronic, or other surveillance or
monitoring.
(d) Conditions on Reporting.--A community-based organization
providing services pursuant to a grant awarded under this section may
not submit any personal identifying information relating to individuals
to any Federal entity.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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