Fundamental Immigration Fairness Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7456 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7456

To limit the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to detain 
        aliens of good moral character, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2026

Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Mr. Pocan, and Ms. Norton) introduced 
    the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To limit the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to detain 
        aliens of good moral character, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fundamental Immigration Fairness 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON DETENTION OF ALIENS OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of Homeland Security may not take into custody an alien, 
prior to the entry of an order of removal against the alien, who is 
arriving at or departing from--
            (1) any field office of the Department of Homeland 
        Security; or
            (2) any facility of the Executive Office for Immigration 
        Review.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply in the case of an 
alien who is not of good moral character, as determined by an 
immigration judge, in accordance with section 101(f) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(f)).
    (c) Clarification.--Section 101(f) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act is amended by adding at the end the following: ``A 
determination that an alien is not of good moral character may not be 
based solely on the alien's unlawful presence in or unlawful entry into 
the United States.''.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms have the meanings 
given such terms in the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 
et seq.).

SEC. 3. NO PUBLIC DISPLAY OF PARTIES TO IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS.

    The Attorney General may not display the name of any party (other 
than the United States) to an immigration proceeding outside the room 
in which the proceeding is taking place or is to take place, or any 
other location in a facility of the Executive Office for Immigration 
Review that can be accessed by the public.
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