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H.R. 8494119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Apr 24, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing, any contract or intergovernmental service agreement to establish or operate any new immigration detention model, including the use of warehouses, modular facilities, soft-sided structures, tent systems, and processing centers.
Introduced:
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The bill would block DHS and ICE from creating new detention facilities like tents, warehouses, or modular units.
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The bill would stop DHS and ICE from converting warehouses, industrial buildings, tents, "soft-sided structures," or modular units into immigration detention or processing sites. It would also block DHS from signing, changing, or renewing any contracts to build or run such facilities.
DHS, ICE, government contractors involved in detention facilities, immigrants in civil immigration detention, and local communities near proposed detention sites.
The bill's authors cite concerns about detainee treatment, deaths in detention, health and safety conditions, and strain on local infrastructure. As of this text, the bill has only been introduced and referred to committees.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.