To provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes.
United States115th CongressHR-3923House of Representatives
Updated: Oct 13, 2017
Summary
Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish detention standards for each facility at which aliens in DHS custody are detained. Such standards shall provide for at least the level of detainee protections described in the American Bar Association's Civil Immigration Detention Standards. A detained individual who is injured as a result of a violation of such standards may file a claim in U.S. district court. The bill: (1) provides for facility oversight and transparency, (2) phases out the use of private detention facilities and jails for such aliens, and (3) revises procedures for detaining aliens.
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Timeline
Latest companion bill action
S-3112: A bill to provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes.Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
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.
House of Representatives
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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