This bill aims to restrict the Department of Homeland Security's power to detain certain individuals by prohibiting the Secretary from taking an alien into custody before a removal order is issued. This limitation applies if the alien is deemed to be of good moral character and is present at a DHS field office or an Executive Office for Immigration Review facility. An exception allows detention if an immigration judge determines the alien is not of good moral character, but the bill clarifies that a lack of good moral character cannot be based solely on unlawful presence or unlawful entry into the United States. Furthermore, the legislation mandates that the Attorney General may not publicly display the names of parties, other than the United States, involved in immigration proceedings in public areas of Executive Office for Immigration Review facilities.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Immigration
Fundamental Immigration Fairness Act
USA119th CongressHR-7456| House
| Updated: 2/9/2026
This bill aims to restrict the Department of Homeland Security's power to detain certain individuals by prohibiting the Secretary from taking an alien into custody before a removal order is issued. This limitation applies if the alien is deemed to be of good moral character and is present at a DHS field office or an Executive Office for Immigration Review facility. An exception allows detention if an immigration judge determines the alien is not of good moral character, but the bill clarifies that a lack of good moral character cannot be based solely on unlawful presence or unlawful entry into the United States. Furthermore, the legislation mandates that the Attorney General may not publicly display the names of parties, other than the United States, involved in immigration proceedings in public areas of Executive Office for Immigration Review facilities.