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The bill bolsters civil‑liberties protections by preventing ICE from detaining or removing U.S. citizens in civil immigration actions, but does so at the cost of reducing enforcement flexibility and adding verification-related delays and costs.
U.S. citizens (including naturalized citizens) are barred from being detained or transported out of the country by ICE during civil immigration enforcement, strengthening civil liberties and reducing risk of wrongful detention/removal.
Noncitizens facing removal may experience delays and ICE will incur higher administrative costs because officers must take extra steps to verify citizenship before acting, potentially raising taxpayer expenses.
ICE's operational flexibility in civil enforcement may be constrained—especially in cases where citizenship is disputed—forcing alternative procedures and complicating enforcement actions.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Bars ICE from using federal funds to detain or transport U.S. citizens during civil immigration enforcement.
Prohibits U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from using federal funds to detain a U.S. citizen or to transport a U.S. citizen outside the United States when carrying out civil immigration enforcement under the immigration laws. The Act contains only a short title provision and this single substantive funding prohibition; it does not create new programs, appropriate funds, or alter criminal statutes.
Official title: To provide that no Federal funds made available to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may be used, in carrying out any civil immigration enforcement activities under the immigration laws, to detain United States citizens or transport such citizens outside the United States, and for other purposes.
Introduced July 16, 2025 by Pramila Jayapal · Last progress July 16, 2025