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The bill strengthens oversight, transparency, and detainee safety by mandating audits, remediation, and timely reporting for detention facilities, but does so at the cost of operational delays, increased compliance and taxpayer costs, and some risk of sensitive information disclosure.
Immigrants and facility residents: Fewer people will be housed in detention spaces with uninspected or unremediated deficiencies because ICE must conduct audits, remediate problems before new use, and report remediation steps (including a 30‑day reporting deadline).
Taxpayers/general public and oversight bodies: Public accountability and transparency of ICE detention conditions will improve because audit results and remediation reports must be sent to specified recipients.
Law enforcement and facility operators: Clear audit, remediation, and operational requirements create standards that reduce legal, operational, and reputational risk for facilities and agencies that run detention space.
ICE operations and detained people: Requiring audits and remediation before new use may delay ICE's ability to house detainees, creating capacity shortfalls and operational strain that could affect case processing and placements.
ICE, facility operators, contractors, and taxpayers: Producing audits, reports (including within 30 days), and completing remediation will impose administrative and compliance costs on agencies, contractors, and potentially on taxpayers.
Local communities and detainees: If audited facilities cannot be used immediately, detainees may be held longer in alternative locations or transported farther, increasing costs and community impacts (e.g., local government burdens, family disruption).
Based on analysis of 6 sections of legislative text.
Prevents ICE from newly housing noncitizens in ICE-run detention facilities until DHS detention oversight audits are completed, deficiencies are fixed, and ICE files a 30‑day remediation report.
Introduced February 26, 2026 by Andy Kim · Last progress February 26, 2026
Requires independent detention audits and fixes before ICE may place people in certain detention facilities. The bill mandates a 30-day ICE report after a DHS detention oversight audit and bars ICE from newly housing noncitizens at ICE-operated facilities until an audit is complete, any deficiencies are remediated, and the required report is submitted.