Require DHS to set civil immigration detention standards that meet at least the American Bar Association's Civil Immigration Detention Standards.

The Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act would: ... Require DHS to establish civil detention standards that provide, at minimum, the level of protection in the American Bar Association’s Civil Immigration Detention Standards;

Smith's bill would require DHS to establish civil detention standards at least as protective as ABA standards.

Smith, Jayapal Introduce Legislation to End Inhumane Immigration Detention Conditions | Congressman Adam Smith
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The facility was operating under ICE's performance-based national detention standards, but the standards are not legally binding and deficiencies rarely lead to consequences.

This shows that, as of late 2025, ICE detention still relied on nonbinding internal standards rather than a binding civil detention standard set at the level the promise describes.

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Trump's deportation hub: inside the 'black hole' where immigrants disappear
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DHS's inspector general opened investigations into deaths and use of force in ICE detention amid continuing allegations of abuse and inadequate oversight.

This is a concrete sign from the last lookback window that the detention-system problem remains active and unresolved, with no indication that DHS has adopted the promised higher detention standard.

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UN calls for 'prompt investigations' of deaths in US immigration custody
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