Sponsors (27)
The bill expands civil remedies and accountability for unlawful immigration enforcement to protect individual rights and spur reforms, but it raises significant litigation costs, creates implementation uncertainty, and could disrupt enforcement operations and community-law enforcement relations.
Immigrants and other individuals whose rights were allegedly violated can sue federal officers for civil damages, creating a direct remedy and potential compensation.
Creates stronger oversight and accountability pressure on immigration enforcement (ICE/CBP), increasing the likelihood of policy changes, training improvements, and reduced unlawful searches or profiling.
Documenting harms and providing a legal pathway to accountability can deter future misconduct and encourage reforms that may improve community trust and law-enforcement practices.
Taxpayers and the federal government could face increased litigation costs, settlements, and higher DOJ expenses from a rise in civil suits against officers.
Key statutory text is missing, creating uncertainty about who can sue, what damages are available, and what defenses or limits apply, complicating implementation and legal expectations.
If broadly drafted, the bill may expose a wide range of federal and local officers to lawsuits, potentially disrupting enforcement operations and affecting hiring and retention decisions.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Seeks to amend the Federal Tort Claims Act to allow civil remedies for constitutional violations by ICE and CBP, but the amendment text is missing.
Creates findings that ICE and CBP have violated constitutional rights (First, Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments) through practices like racial profiling, unlawful searches and seizures, and due-process breaches, and directs a change to federal tort law to provide civil remedies to victims of unlawful immigration enforcement. The statutory amendment text that would implement the new remedy is missing from the provided materials, so the exact legal mechanism, scope, deadlines, and monetary effects are unclear.
Introduced January 30, 2026 by Andrea Salinas · Last progress January 30, 2026