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Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.
Introduced February 27, 2025 by Veronica Escobar · Last progress February 27, 2025
Creates an independent commission and a new ombudsman inside the Department of Homeland Security to oversee border enforcement, hear complaints, and engage with border communities. It requires better training for CBP and ICE personnel, stronger data reporting on stops and searches, and a full review and update of standards at ports of entry.
It also limits family separation at the border, allowing it only in narrow, legally reviewed circumstances, and provides remedies if done wrongfully. Multiple reports and audits—by DHS, CBP, ICE, and the Government Accountability Office—will examine staffing, use of force, migrant deaths, body cameras, technology impacts on communities, and whether immigration courts should be more independent.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.
Introduced in House