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DOL Rewrites Disability Rules for 'Merit-Based Opportunity' Push
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119-hr-5603119th Congress
Emergency Responder Protection Act
Sponsored By: Representative Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]
Introduced
Summary
Limits immigration enforcement within 1,000 feet of protected emergency response locations. The bill would bar enforcement actions that take place, are focused on, or occur within that zone except for narrow exigent circumstances and specified preapproved national security operations.
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- Families and disaster survivors: People at disaster relief sites, shelters, and family reunification points would be shielded from routine immigration enforcement near those sites within 1,000 feet.
- Emergency responders and relief organizations: Relief operations would face less disruption because officers must be discreet, minimize time at sites, and limit actions to preapproved targets.
- Migrants subject to enforcement: Information collected in violation of the rule could not be used in removal proceedings and the affected person could file for immediate termination of the proceeding.
- DHS personnel and agencies: ICE, CBP, and other designated enforcers would have to stop when exigent circumstances are unclear, consult a supervisor in real time, and follow new annual training requirements for senior officials.
- Oversight and transparency: Within 30 days of any enforcement at a protected location DHS must report details to the Inspector General and the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and ICE and CBP leaders and the OIG must provide annual reports to Congress.
This bill would also require DHS to define certain officials and issue implementing rules within 90 days.
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Limits immigration arrests near emergencies
This bill would limit immigration enforcement within 1,000 feet of active emergency response sites. These include disaster areas, shelters, supply distribution, evacuation routes, reunification sites, and groups giving emergency aid. Officers, including ICE and CBP, would have to stop unless clear exigent circumstances exist; if unsure, they would pause and get a supervisor’s OK before acting and keep actions brief and discreet. If a case drifts near a protected site without exigency, they would stop further enforcement and only watch until cleared. Evidence from violations could not be used in removal cases, and the person could ask to end the case. Narrow exceptions would allow hospital transport at the border and rare, preapproved arrests for terrorists, clear national security threats, or extraordinary public safety dangers.
Stronger reporting on actions at emergency sites
After any action at a protected emergency site, DHS would have to send a report within 30 days to its Inspector General and Civil Rights offices. The report would list the date, place, site, agency, officers, reason or written approval, target, arrests, collateral arrests, and if a supervisor was contacted. ICE and CBP would also send yearly reports to Congress with counts, locations, targets, and arrests at these sites. The DHS Inspector General would send a yearly report to Congress on related complaints. Congress could request redacted copies of the 30‑day reports.
Training and rules for DHS officers
The rules would take effect 90 days after enactment. Within 90 days, DHS would issue rules, define who counts as a supervisor and an authorizing official, and set how to apply the limits. Named ICE and CBP leaders would have to give their staff yearly training on these protected‑site rules and on two existing immigration laws. This would aim to improve compliance and reduce wrongful actions at emergency sites.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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