Bill · H.R. 6397· House(119-HR-6397)

Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act

Age: 61 years

Washington

Introduced: 12/3/2025
Last activity: 12/4/2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Sponsored by: Pramila Jayapal
Cosponsors: - 135 - 0

Immigration

Introduced
In Committee

What this bill would do

The Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act aims to establish specific standards for facilities where the Department of Homeland Security detains individuals. It requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to create detention standards based on the American Bar Association's Civil Immigration Detention Standards. The bill establishes strict oversight through periodic unannounced inspections by the Inspector General and mandatory reporting requirements for deaths in custody. It also mandates a phase-out of private, for-profit detention facilities within three years. Additionally, the Act introduces new procedures for custody determinations, bond settings, and community-based case management.

Yes· 3 of 25

Would children be better off under this?+10
Explicitly prohibits the detention of any individual under 18 years of age.
Would immigrants be better off under this?+10
Comprehensive improvement of legal rights, health access, and conditions for detained immigrants.
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?+9
Establishes probable cause hearings, mandates a presumption of release, and provides a right to sue for standards violations.

The opposite· 3 of 4

Does this give the government more power to monitor people inside the country?-6
Explicitly prohibits the use of ankle monitors or electronic surveillance in the case management program.
Would business owners be better off under this?-5
Phases out for-profit private detention centers, impacting business owners in that sector.
Does this leave more decisions to the states?-3
Limits the use of state-run jails for federal immigration detention by phasing out private/public contracts.