Support the DHS Community Consultation Act of 2026 to require community consultation, impact reviews, public meetings and public comment before DHS constructs immigration detention facilities; require contagious disease protocols; and bar certain detention facilities in unsuitable existing structures or on military installations.

Veronica Escobar · Texas · Democratic

policy impact 0.74 specificity 0.92 extraction confidence 95%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Ms. Escobar introduced the following bill... To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take certain actions before constructing a facility for purposes of detaining any person under the immigration laws...

Escobar introduced H.R. 10259, a bill requiring DHS to consult local officials, stakeholders, community members, public health authorities, and emergency services before constructing immigration detention facilities; assess local impacts; hold a public meeting; provide a 60-day public comment period; coordinate disease protocols; and prohibit certain detention facility construction or operation.

H.R. 10259 (IH) - DHS Community Consultation Act of 2026
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Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) introduced the DHS Community Consultation Act of 2026, a bill that would create new requirements for the Department of Homeland Security before building or establishing immigration detention facilities. ... The federal government must respect and consult with local entities and stakeholders before making decisions that impact local economies and infrastructure, and my bill would prevent this from happening in the future. ... The DHS Community Consultation Act of 2026 would: Require the DHS Secretary to consult with local governments, elected officials and stakeholders before beginning construction or entering into any contract ... Require DHS to determine the impacts ... Require DHS to hold public meetings and public comment periods ... Require the DHS Secretary to coordinate with local public health authorities ... Prohibit DHS from retrofitting, renovating, or reconstructing an existing structure for immigration detention purposes if the structure was never intended to house people ... Prohibit DHS from constructing or operating any facility for immigration detention purposes on a military installation

Escobar introduced and promoted the DHS Community Consultation Act of 2026, committing to require DHS consultation, impact analysis, public participation, disease protocols, and restrictions on unsuitable or military-site immigration detention facilities.

Congresswoman Escobar Introduces Legislation Creating New Requirements for Immigration Detention Facilities | Congresswoman Veronica Escobar
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Evidence

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GovInfo lists H.R. 10259 as the DHS Community Consultation Act of 2026, sponsored by Veronica Escobar (TX), with action: “Ms. Escobar introduced the following bill” and referral to the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Armed Services Committees. Last action date: September 3, 2026.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill record shows Escobar personally introduced H.R. 10259 in the 119th Congress. That is concrete support for the named act during her federal term, though the bill was only referred to committees and not enacted as of the official record checked.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 10259 (IH) - DHS Community Consultation Act of 2026 - GovInfo
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Escobar’s House office announced that she introduced the DHS Community Consultation Act of 2026 and described provisions requiring DHS consultation, impact reviews, public meetings, public comment, contagious-disease protocols, and bans on warehouse-style retrofits and detention facilities on military installations.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Escobar’s official statement confirms the claimed policy content and frames the bill as her own legislation. It supports delivery of the commitment to support the act; no newer official lookback-window action was found showing enactment, reversal, or abandonment.

delivered same_term A for effort

Congresswoman Escobar Introduces Legislation Creating New Requirements for Immigration Detention Facilities | Congresswoman Veronica Escobar
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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The promise was framed as supporting the DHS Community Consultation Act of 2026, not necessarily securing enactment. Escobar personally introduced H.R. 10259 during her current federal House term, and the bill text/announcement matches the promised consultation, review, public comment, disease-protocol, and facility-location restrictions. Because introduction is direct material support for the named act, this counts as delivered in the same term, even though the bill had only been referred to committees and not enacted as of the evidence provided.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%