Impose an immediate hiring freeze at ICE until Congress decides otherwise.

If enacted, this bill would impose an immediate hiring freeze at the agency until Congress decides otherwise.

Fletcher introduced the Freeze ICE Act to halt ICE hiring through an immediate freeze unless Congress changes course.

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Introduces Legislation to Institute Hiring Freeze at ICE | U.S. Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher
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Fletcher said that earlier in 2026 she introduced the Freeze ICE Act, H.R. 7392, to stop rapid recruitment at ICE. She framed the April 30 DHS funding measure as withholding additional funding from ICE and CBP, but this was separate from enactment of her standalone hiring-freeze bill.

Shows continued advocacy for the ICE hiring-freeze goal in the lookback window, but only via statements tied to other legislation; it does not show the standalone freeze was enacted.

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Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Statement on Ending the DHS Shutdown Without Funding ICE and CBP
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 7392 was introduced on February 5, 2026 and referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. The tracker lists the bill as status Introduced, with no later action on the page.

The core legislative vehicle for the promise exists, but Congress.gov shows it remained only introduced and referred, not enacted or advanced.

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H.R.7392 - All Information (Except Text)
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