[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4078 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4078
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a publicly
available online immigration detention database, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 23, 2025
Mr. Frost (for himself, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Mr. Espaillat)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a publicly
available online immigration detention database, 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 ``Stop Unlawful Detention and End
Mistreatment Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. IMMIGRATION DETENTION DATABASE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish
a publicly available, online database that includes the following:
(1) With respect to any individual in the custody of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the following information:
(A) The legal authority under which the individual
is being detained.
(B) The duration for which the individual has been
detained.
(C) The location where the individual is being
detained, except in the case of a minor, an individual
whose location may not be disclosed pursuant to a
protection order, or an individual who is a participant
in a witness protection program.
(D) Whether the individual has been transferred to
a different location after being so detained, and the
number of such transfers.
(E) Whether the individual is subject to an order
of removal.
(2) With respect to the population of individuals in the
custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the
following information:
(A) Demographic information about the population of
individuals detained, including nationality, age,
status under the immigration laws.
(B) Any disciplinary actions taken against such an
individual, including any use of force or transfer of
such an individual to another location.
(C) Any deportations of such individuals.
(3) With respect to each non-traditional location described
in subsection (d) at which an individual in the custody of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is detained, the following
information:
(A) The type and specific location for the
nontraditional detention location.
(B) A justification for utilization.
(C) The number of detention beds that will be
utilized.
(D) Details of efforts to ensure compliance with
all reporting, access, and due process requirements.
(E) A copy of detention standard of care that will
be applied, including facilitation of access to medical
services.
(F) A timeline, estimated costs, budget, and
utilized funds.
(G) A copy of any agreements for use of the
nontraditional location, including a record of any
funding or proposed payments.
(4) Any open or unresolved recommendations of the Office of
the Immigration Detention Ombudsman, the Office for Civil
Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland
Security, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department
of Homeland Security, or the Government Accountability Office,
along with the projected timeline of U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement for implementing such recommendation, or
the rationale determining not to adopt the recommendation.
(b) Updates.--The database established under subsection (a) shall
be updated on a daily basis. Information for previous days shall be
archived and made available on an annual basis.
(c) No Personally Identifiable Information.--The database
established under subsection (a) shall not include any personally
identifiable information of any individual in the custody of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(d) Non-Traditional Locations Described.--A non-traditional
location described in this subsection is any of the following:
(1) Any building, grounds, or property under the
jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Department of Defense.
(2) Any building, grounds, or property located on Indian
lands (as such term is defined in section 502.12 of title 25,
Code of Federal Regulations).
(3) Any lands outside the external boundary of the
continental United States.
SEC. 3. CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE IMMIGRATION DETENTION
OMBUDSMAN AND THE OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL
LIBERTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of
Homeland Security may not discontinue or reduce the operation of either
the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman or the Office for
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland
Security.
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