To end detention and electronic monitoring, and redirect funding to community-based wrap-around services.
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
Introduced
Summary
Abolishes immigration detention and redirects enforcement funding toward community-based wrap-around services. This bill would require release of detained noncitizens within six months and repeal major detention and enforcement authorities in the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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- People in detention: It would mandate release on own recognizance for all noncitizens detained by the Department of Homeland Security within six months and repeal multiple detention and removal provisions across the INA.
- Families and communities: It creates a Department of Health and Human Services grant program to fund voluntary wrap-around services like housing, mental health care, healthcare access, job help, English classes, education assistance, and immigration legal aid. Grants go to community nonprofits not involved in immigration or law enforcement and may not submit recipients' personal identifying information to any federal entity.
- Federal enforcement and contractors: Existing contracts for physical detention and monitoring must be terminated within two years and federal funds for detention and related monitoring are barred after that period. The bill also phases out federal funding for ankle monitors, restricts Secure Communities information sharing, and narrows ICE "Operations and Support" funding for civil immigration enforcement.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
8 provisions identified: 7 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Community wrap-around services grants
If enacted, HHS would set up a grant program within 90 days for community nonprofits to give voluntary help to people affected by immigration enforcement. Services could include housing assistance, mental health care, help accessing healthcare, money and job support, English and education classes, and immigration legal help. Grants must go to nonprofits that are not involved in immigration or law enforcement. Providers could not require monitoring or give personal identifying data to any federal agency.
End federal-local immigration data sharing
If enacted, federal funds could not be used, within two years, for DHS partnerships with state or local agencies that share information to identify or target noncitizens for immigration enforcement. The bill would repeal statutes that govern communications between federal, state, and local agencies about immigration. It would also remove a federal law that lets some state and local officers arrest and detain certain noncitizens.
End routine immigration detention
If enacted, the bill would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to release any noncitizen detained by the Department on their own recognizance not later than six months after enactment. It would repeal the statutory authority that governs detention of noncitizens. The bill would also remove several inspection authorities used at ports of entry. It would change intake rules so people are brought to an immigration officer for inspection or a medical officer for examination.
Limit ICE enforcement funding use
If enacted, ICE could not use funds provided for its Operations and Support for civil immigration enforcement activities, including arrests, detention, removals, or processing charging documents. The bill would also bar using those funds to enforce crimes that require immigration status as an element. This restriction would take effect upon enactment.
Remove public-charge and voting deportation grounds
If enacted, the bill would repeal two statutory grounds for removal: being a public charge and unlawful voting. The repeal would take effect upon enactment and would narrow the legal reasons officials can deport noncitizens.
Expanded warrantless immigration arrest power
If enacted, the bill would let immigration officers make warrantless arrests of people entering, attempting to enter, or present in the United States if the officer believes the person is violating the law and likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained. Anyone arrested must be taken without unnecessary delay for examination by an authorized immigration officer. These changes would take effect upon enactment.
Ban federal ankle monitors for immigrants
If enacted, DHS would have to submit a plan within one month to remove ankle monitors from noncitizens it monitors. Each ankle monitor would have to be removed no later than six months after enactment. Beginning six months after enactment, federal funds could not pay for ankle-monitoring programs used by DHS.
Protect abused children applying for status
If enacted, the bill would prohibit forcing a child who has been abused, neglected, or abandoned to contact the alleged abuser or the abuser's family at any stage of applying for special immigrant juvenile status. This protection would apply immediately upon enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/21/2026
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/21/2026
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/21/2026
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2026
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 1/21/2026
Grijalva
AZ • D
Sponsored 1/23/2026
Ansari
AZ • D
Sponsored 1/27/2026
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/10/2026
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Roll Call Votes
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