HB8557: Short-Term Holding Facility Standards Restoration Act.
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To prohibit long-term custody in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facilities, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
This bill would restrict how long Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the federal agency that handles immigration enforcement, can hold people in its detention facilities. Currently, ICE can hold immigrants for extended periods while their cases are processed or they await deportation. The bill aims to set limits on these holding times, though specific durations are not detailed in the description provided. The bill was recently introduced in Congress and is in its early stages.
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HB8557: Short-Term Holding Facility Standards Restoration Act.
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Sponsors
Greg Stanton
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (3)
Yassamin Ansari
Adelita Grijalva
Seth Moulton