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Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2025
To provide for the confidentiality of information submitted in requests for deferred action under the deferred action for childhood arrivals program, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Homeland Security to protect personal information submitted by individuals applying for or reconsidering deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) from disclosure to immigration enforcement agencies or state and local law enforcement. It would prohibit the department from referring DACA-deferred individuals to immigration enforcement or other law enforcement agencies. The bill includes limited exceptions allowing information to be shared with national security agencies to detect fraudulent applications, address particularized national security concerns, or investigate and prosecute felonies unrelated to immigration status.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM)
28 cosponsors
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA)
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME)
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA)
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT)
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
Actions (2)
- Jul 17, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Jul 17, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 17, 2025
Mr. Heinrich (for himself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Lujan, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Markey, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Warren, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kim, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Welch, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. King, Mr. Reed, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for the confidentiality of information submitted in requests for deferred action under the deferred action for childhood arrivals program, 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 “Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) DACA program.—The term “DACA program” means the deferred action for childhood arrivals program described in—
(A) subpart C of part 236 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations;
(B) the final rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” (87 Fed. Reg. 53152 (August 30, 2022)); or
(C) the memorandum of the Department of Homeland Security entitled “Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children” issued on June 15, 2012.
(2) Individual application information.—The term “individual application information” means any information, including personally identifiable information, submitted to the Secretary after June 15, 2012, as part of a request for consideration or reconsideration for the DACA program.
(3) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
SEC. 3. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED FOR DACA PROGRAM.
(a) In General.—The Secretary shall protect individual application information from disclosure to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection or any State, local, or Tribal law enforcement agency for any purpose other than the implementation of the DACA program.
(b) Referrals Prohibited.—The Secretary may not refer to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Justice, or any other law enforcement agency any individual the case of whom has been deferred pursuant to the DACA program.
(c) Limited Exception.—Individual application information may be shared with national security and law enforcement agencies—
(1) to identify or prevent fraudulent claims;
(2) for particularized national security purposes relating to an individual application; and
(3) for the investigation or prosecution of any felony not related to immigration status. <all>
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