Protect immigrant children in federal custody by prohibiting ICE from detaining unaccompanied children, banning coerced legal waivers, and barring military resources from child deportations.

Maxine Dexter · Oregon · Democratic

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Occurrences

This bill is the floor, not the ceiling. While we fight to end child detention altogether, we must ensure that every child in federal custody is protected by basic standards of due process and humane treatment. The Dignity and Due Process for Children Act establishes three core protections: Prohibits ICE from detaining unaccompanied children. Bans coerced legal waivers. Bars military resources from child deportations.

Dexter introduced legislation to establish enforceable protections for immigrant children in federal custody, including bans on ICE detention of unaccompanied children, coerced legal waivers, and military involvement in child deportations.

Dexter Introduces Legislation to Protect Children's Dignity and Due Process in Immigration Custody | Representative Maxine Dexter
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introduced the Dignity and Due Process for Children Act, legislation establishing clear, enforceable protections for immigrant children in federal custody.

Dexter introduced legislation to protect immigrant children in federal custody.

Press Releases | Representative Maxine Dexter
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Evidence

Dexter's official House homepage listed a June 11 press release saying she introduced the Dignity and Due Process for Children Act to create enforceable protections for immigrant children in federal custody.

Recent congressional action toward the promise, but only as an introduced bill; no enactment or agency implementation is shown.

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Representative Maxine Dexter |
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The office said Dexter conducted oversight at the ORR facility in San Benito, Texas and was blocked from speaking with unaccompanied minors who had wanted to meet with her.

Concrete oversight effort focused on detained children, showing active pursuit of the issue but not a completed policy change.

partial same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Representative Maxine Dexter
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Dexter announced she was traveling to Texas to inspect two immigration facilities described by her office as having health violations affecting pregnant teens, families, and children.

Shows sustained action around child custody conditions and immigration detention, but still no evidence of a federal prohibition being enacted.

partial same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Representative Maxine Dexter
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Assessments

never unknown A for effort

The evidence shows Maxine Dexter materially pursued this promise in office by conducting oversight of child detention facilities and introducing the Dignity and Due Process for Children Act aimed at stronger protections for immigrant children in federal custody. But the claimed outcome is specific and high-threshold: prohibiting ICE from detaining unaccompanied children, banning coerced legal waivers, and barring military resources from child deportations. The record provided shows advocacy, inspections, and bill introduction, not enactment, implementation, or a completed federal policy change. Under the stated rule, a serious legislative attempt that did not achieve the promised outcome counts as never, with effort credit.

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