The bills Kim introduced would: Bar the Department of Homeland Security from buying or using warehouses for immigrant detention with money from the massive budget reconciliation bill President Donald Trump signed last July.
Introduce and advocate for legislation to bar the Department of Homeland Security from buying or using warehouses for immigrant detention with money from the budget reconciliation bill.
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Evidence
Sen. Andy Kim introduced legislation Thursday intended to stop the Trump administration from using taxpayer funds to detain immigrants in warehouses, hire more enforcement agents, and operate jails where migrants are held in inhumane conditions.
Through 2:20 AM this morning, Senator Kim was on the Senate Floor to echo Americans’ demands during final debate of a Department of Homeland Security funding bill, which passed the Senate with zero additional funding for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The Department of Homeland Security is pausing the purchase of new warehouses intended to house immigrants as it scrutinizes all contracts signed under former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, according to a senior Homeland ... .
Today, Senators Andy Kim (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the End Warehouse Detention Act to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from using taxpayer dollars, taken through Trump’s reconciliation bill, to purchase warehouses or to use warehouses to detain non-citizens.
Senator Kim introduced amendments that would end warehouse detention, prevent inhumane detention, prohibit taxpayer dollars from going to large scale ICE operations, require training for ICE officers, and more.
Assessments
Evidence shows Senator Andy Kim introduced the End Warehouse Detention Act (with Sen. Booker) explicitly prohibiting DHS from using taxpayer funds from the reconciliation bill to purchase or use warehouses for immigrant detention, filed related amendments to bar warehouse detention and prohibit taxpayer funding for large-scale ICE operations, and actively spoke on the Senate floor. The Senate also passed a DHS funding bill that provided no additional funding for ICE, and DHS paused new warehouse purchases—actions occurring while Kim was in office and that materially advanced and achieved the policy goal named in the promise. These actions credit the senator in the federal legislative context and meet the claim’s terms within the same term.
Multiple independent sources confirm that Senator Andy Kim both introduced and advocated for legislation to prevent the Department of Homeland Security from purchasing or using warehouses for immigrant detention using budget reconciliation funds. Additionally, the DHS subsequently paused the planned purchases and Congress passed a funding bill without additional funds for ICE. These developments indicate legislative action and matched executive policy movement within the same term as the promise. The evidence is credible, high-confidence, and closely aligned with the promise specifics.