If enacted, this bill would impose an immediate hiring freeze at the agency until Congress decides otherwise.
Impose an immediate hiring freeze at ICE until Congress decides otherwise.
Occurrences
Earlier this year, Congresswoman Fletcher introduced the Freeze ICE Act, H.R. 7392, to stop the rapid recruitment of unvetted individuals at ICE.
Earlier this year, Congresswoman Fletcher introduced the Freeze ICE Act, H.R. 7392, to impose an immediate hiring freeze at the agency until Congress decides otherwise.
Evidence
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.
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.
Fletcher announced the Freeze ICE Act and said that, if enacted, it would impose an immediate hiring freeze at ICE until Congress decided otherwise. The page identifies her as the bill sponsor and says the measure was introduced in the House.
The enacted DHS appropriations act says the explanatory-statement ICE and CBP border-security amounts in the 'Final Bill' column are $0, and it requires monthly DHS budget and staffing reports. That is a related funding restraint, but it does not itself create an ICE hiring freeze.
Assessments
Fletcher materially pursued the promise by introducing the Freeze ICE Act on February 5, 2026, but the bill remained only introduced and referred, with no enactment. The April 30, 2026 DHS appropriations law withheld some additional ICE and CBP funding and added staffing reporting, but it did not impose the promised immediate ICE hiring freeze. As of June 13, 2026, the specific promised outcome has not been delivered, though her sponsorship shows a serious legislative attempt.