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.

United States115th CongressS-3112Senate
Updated: Jun 21, 2018

Summary

Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2018 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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HR-3923: To provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  2. Introduced in Senate

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