Congress Proposes Ending Private Immigration Prisons and Increasing Oversight of Detention Centers
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Private detention facility operators and their subcontractors — some of which are publicly traded companies but many of which are smaller businesses providing services like food, transportation, and maintenance — would lose their government contracts within three years. The bill explicitly bans new contracts and requires termination of existing ones with for-profit entities running detention facilities or alternatives-to-detention programs.
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.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Senator Cory Booker reintroduced the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, which would phase out for-profit detention facilities like Delaney Hall within three years. The legislation also seeks to end mandatory detention and require unannounced DHS inspections to ensure safety standards are met.
Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Adam Smith introduced the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act to impose oversight on the surging detention system. The bill requires DHS to phase out private jails within three years and move detainees to safer locations if facilities fail safety standards twice.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
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