To end detention and electronic monitoring, and redirect funding to community-based wrap-around services.

Plain-English Summary

This bill would end the practice of detaining immigrants in detention facilities and stop the use of electronic monitoring devices — such as ankle bracelets — that are currently used to track people going through the immigration process. Under current law, the federal government can hold individuals in detention centers or require them to wear monitoring technology while their immigration cases move through the legal system. This legislation would eliminate both of those options.

Instead of spending money on detention and monitoring, the bill would redirect those funds toward what it calls "community-based wrap-around services." This means the money would go toward supporting people in their communities with things like legal help, case management, housing assistance, and other social services while they await the outcome of their immigration proceedings.

The bill would primarily affect immigrants and asylum seekers who are currently subject to detention or electronic monitoring by the federal government, as well as the agencies — including the Department of Homeland Security — that oversee those programs. It could also affect taxpayers, since it proposes shifting how federal immigration enforcement dollars are spent.

The bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives and referred to two committees: the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security. It is currently in the early stages of the legislative process, and no official vote has taken place yet.