Will require DHS to create region-specific guidance and reference materials for immigration enforcement officers on Tribal IDs.

Teresa Leger Fernandez · New Mexico · Democratic

policy impact 3.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 96%

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

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The bill also requires DHS to create region-specific guidance and reference materials for officers, including examples of Tribal IDs used by federally recognized Tribes in areas where agents operate.

The legislation includes a requirement for DHS to issue region-specific Tribal ID guidance and reference materials for officers.

Leger Fernández, Luján, Davids, Bacon Lead Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Wrongful Detention of Native Americans During ICE Enforcement | Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández
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Evidence

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The introduced House bill lists Teresa Leger Fernandez among the introducing members and would require DHS, with BIA and tribes, to develop training on Tribal documents, acceptance as proof of U.S. citizenship, region-specific tribal contact/document-format information, a database of examples, and annual/new-region completion by immigration-enforcement personnel.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This directly matches the promised policy mechanism, but it is introduced bill text rather than enacted law or an implemented DHS directive.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 8742 (IH) - Respect Tribal IDs Act - Bill Text
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GovInfo lists H.R. 8742 as introduced in the House on May 12, 2026, with Teresa Leger Fernandez as a cosponsor, and says it was referred to the House Judiciary Committee.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill record shows a concrete legislative attempt, but the latest listed House action is committee referral, not passage, enactment, or DHS implementation. No concrete newer delivery development appeared in the Aug. 15-17, 2026 lookback search.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 8742 (IH) - Respect Tribal IDs Act - Content Details
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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Leger Fernandez materially advanced the promised policy during the same federal term by helping introduce and cosponsoring H.R. 8742, the Respect Tribal IDs Act, which would require DHS training and region-specific reference materials on Tribal IDs. However, the bill appears only to have been introduced and referred to committee, with no enacted law or implemented DHS directive requiring the promised guidance. Because the candidate remains in office and the legislation was still pending rather than finally failed, the promise is not delivered yet but remains unresolved, with an effort badge for the serious legislative attempt.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%