No Illegal Captivity and Extensions Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
Introduced
Summary
Ending federal immigration detainers. This bill would remove the legal authority for immigration detainers and bar the Department of Homeland Security from issuing or enforcing any detainer or hold, including through intergovernmental agreements.
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- Immigrants held by local jails: People in local or state custody could no longer be kept solely on a federal immigration detainer.
- Local and state law enforcement: Agencies could not be required or conditioned by the Secretary to enforce or hold detainers under intergovernmental service agreements or other instruments.
- Federal enforcement and law: The measure would strike the detainer provisions in INA section 236(c) and INA section 287(d), limit conditioning in INA section 103(a)(11)(B), and establish a general prohibition on DHS issuing or enforcing detainers.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Ban on DHS immigration detainers
This bill would bar the Secretary of Homeland Security from issuing or enforcing any immigration detainer or hold. It would strike detainer authority in two statutory provisions, removing 8 U.S.C. 1226(c)(3) and 8 U.S.C. 1357(d). It would also forbid DHS from making detainer enforcement a condition in intergovernmental service agreements. The ban would apply notwithstanding any other law and would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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