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Fundamental Immigration Fairness Act
To limit the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to detain aliens of good moral character, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill limits the authority of the Department of Homeland Security to detain aliens prior to a removal order if they are of good moral character. The detention limitation applies to aliens arriving at or departing from DHS field offices or Immigration Review facilities. The bill provides an exception if an immigration judge determines the alien is not of good moral character. The bill clarifies that a determination of not being of good moral character cannot be based solely on unlawful presence or entry into the United States. The bill also prohibits the Attorney General from publicly displaying the names of parties to immigration proceedings in public areas of immigration court facilities.
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Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Bonnie Watson Coleman’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- BEIGENE $13,400
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY $11,150
- WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON $8,600
- NEW JERSEY DEPT. OF HEALTH $7,600
- GHO VENTURES, LLC $7,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Bonnie Watson Coleman → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Feb 9, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Feb 9, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
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
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. <all>
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