ICE and CBP Constitutional Accountability Act

Summary

Creates a statutory civil remedy for people harmed by unconstitutional or unlawful immigration-enforcement actions by ICE and CBP, and states findings that those agencies have violated constitutional rights (First, Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments). The bill would amend federal law that governs suits against the United States to provide victims a private cause of action for certain immigration-enforcement conduct, but the text of the proposed amendment is incomplete and does not specify who may sue, what remedies are available, or procedural and monetary details.

• Would state findings that ICE and CBP have violated constitutional rights (First, Fourth, Fifth, Fourteenth).
• Attempts to create a statutory civil remedy for victims of unlawful immigration-enforcement actions by amending federal liability law.
• Targets conduct such as racial profiling, warrantless searches/seizures, due-process violations, and abuses of free-speech or privacy rights.
• The statutory amendment text is incomplete and omits who can sue, what remedies are available, and procedural rules.
• The bill does not include funding, effective-date language, or clear limits on liability.
• If clarified and enacted, it could increase litigation against federal immigration agencies and change how courts handle constitutional claims in the immigration context.
• Key legal questions would remain about sovereign immunity, qualified immunity, administrative exhaustion, and damages caps.
• Practical effects depend heavily on the missing statutory language; as written the bill signals intent but does not create an enforceable remedy.