Pass the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act to end private for-profit immigration detention centers, end mandatory detention, update and implement robust minimum care requirements, and conduct urgent oversight of facilities.

Congress must immediately step in and pass my Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act to end the use of private, for-profit detention centers, end the use of mandatory detention, update and implement robust minimum requirements for care, and conduct urgent oversight at other facilities across the country.

Jayapal urged Congress to pass her Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, including ending private detention and mandatory detention, setting stronger care standards, and expanding oversight.

Jayapal Statement on Damning DHS OIG Report Detailing Conditions at Winn Correctional Center - Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal
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Axios reported in the lookback window that ICE still averaged about 58,000 detainees daily and had expanded detention capacity through a $38 billion bed-space effort, with CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott saying ICE had more capacity than people in custody.

As of June 2026, immigration detention was still operating at large scale; the promised end to private/for-profit immigration detention and mandatory detention had not been delivered.

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Scoop: ICE detention numbers slip
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Congress.gov lists H.R.2760 as sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, introduced April 20, 2023, referred to House Judiciary and Homeland Security, and having the status 'Introduced.' The CRS summary says it would set detention standards, phase out non-DHS facilities, bar third-party detention contracts, require OIG inspections, and abolish mandatory detention for asylum seekers.

Jayapal reintroduced a bill matching the commitment in the 118th Congress, but Congress.gov shows it did not advance beyond introduction before that Congress ended.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R.2760 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, 118th Congress
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Congress.gov lists H.R.2222 as sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, introduced March 26, 2021, referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship on October 19, 2021, with status 'Introduced' and 128 cosponsors. The summary includes facility standards, OIG inspections, terminating third-party detention contracts, a presumption of release, and abolishing mandatory detention for asylum seekers.

Jayapal took substantial legislative action in the 117th Congress, but the bill remained introduced and did not become law.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R.2222 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2021, 117th Congress
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Congress.gov lists H.R.2415 as sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, introduced April 30, 2019, referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship on May 20, 2019, with status 'Introduced' and 157 cosponsors. The CRS summary says it would require DHS detention standards, phase out non-DHS facilities, prohibit third-party detention contracts, and abolish mandatory detention for asylum seekers.

Jayapal previously introduced the commitment bill with broad cosponsorship, but it did not advance beyond introduction.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R.2415 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2019, 116th Congress
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Congress.gov identifies H.R.3923 as the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2017, sponsored by Rep. Adam Smith, referred to House Judiciary and Homeland Security, with latest action referral to the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee and status 'Introduced.' The CRS summary says it would establish DHS detention standards, provide oversight and transparency, phase out private detention facilities and jails, and revise detention procedures.

The earlier version of the Act also remained introduced only, showing the policy objective was attempted but not enacted during Jayapal's federal service.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R.3923 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2017, 115th Congress
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