119-hr4078

[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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