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To establish a system to track, record, and report all instances in which a United States citizen or individual lawfully admitted for permanent resident was, for the purpose of immigration enforcement, detained or removed by the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
To establish a system to track, record, and report all instances in which a United States citizen or individual lawfully admitted for permanent resident was, for the purpose of immigration enforcement, detained or removed by the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to establish a standardized system to track, record, and report to Congress quarterly all instances in which a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident was detained for at least 24 hours or removed for immigration enforcement purposes. The tracking system must include instances where citizens or permanent residents were apprehended by other federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies and transferred to DHS custody, including cases involving minors removed alongside parents or guardians. The bill also requires DHS and the State Department to establish a process allowing individuals detained, removed, or apprehended to submit documentation proving their citizenship or permanent resident status. The system must be operational within 180 days of enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
20 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX)
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY)
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA)
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA)
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA)
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY)
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY)
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA)
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY)
Actions (2)
- Jul 23, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jul 23, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 23, 2025
Ms. McClellan (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Norton, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Fields, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. Salinas, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To establish a system to track, record, and report all instances in which a United States citizen or individual lawfully admitted for permanent resident was, for the purpose of immigration enforcement, detained or removed by the Department of Homeland Security, 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. ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM TO TRACK, RECORD, AND REPORT ALL INSTANCES IN WHICH A UNITED STATES CITIZEN OR INDIVIDUAL LAWFULLY ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENT WAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, DETAINED OR REMOVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
(a) System.—
(1) In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a standardized system to track, record, and report to the appropriate committees of Congress not less frequently than quarterly all instances in which a United States citizen, individual lawfully admitted for permanent resident (LPR), or individual whose status as an individual lawfully admitted for permanent residence has been revoked for not more than 30 days was, for the purpose of immigration enforcement, detained in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security for not less than 24 hours or removed by the Department.
(2) Requirements.—The system established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include, to the greatest extent practicable, all instances in which a citizen or other individual described in such paragraph was, for the purpose of immigration enforcement, apprehended and detained by another Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency and transferred to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security for detention of not less than 24 hours or removal, as the case may be. Such system shall, in particular, include information with respect to such instances regarding such a citizen or other individual who on the date of such removal was less than 18 years of age and was so removed alongside an individual who on such date was without lawful status under the immigration laws and was a parent or guardian of such citizen or other individual, as the case may be.
(b) Process for Proof of Citizenship.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in collaboration with the Secretary of State, shall establish by rule a process for each United States citizen, or other individual, detained, removed, or apprehended as described in subsection (a) to submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security any information that indicates such individual is a United States citizen or lawfully admitted for permanent resident, as the case may be.
(c) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.—The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means the following:
(A) In the House of Representatives, the following:
(i) The Committee on Homeland Security.
(ii) The Committee on Judiciary.
(iii) The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
(B) In the Senate, the following:
(i) The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
(ii) The Committee on Judiciary.
(2) Immigration laws.—The term “immigration laws” has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)).
(3) Removed.—The term “removed” means repatriated or otherwise transported from the United States to another country. <all>
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