HR 4456
Stop ICE from Kidnapping U.S. Citizens Act
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Bill overview
This bill restricts how federal funds can be used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Specifically, it prohibits the use of these funds for detaining or transporting U.S. citizens as part of civil immigration enforcement activities. The bill aims to prevent ICE from taking actions that could result in U.S. citizens being held or moved out of the country. It seeks to clarify and limit ICE’s authority in these circumstances.
Key provisions
- Prohibits the use of federal funds for detaining U.S. citizens.
- Prohibits the use of federal funds for transporting U.S. citizens outside the United States.
- Applies to civil immigration enforcement activities.
- Defines ‘citizen of the United States’ for the purpose of the bill.
- Specifies that the prohibition applies regardless of other laws.
- Establishes the bill’s name as the ‘Stop ICE from Kidnapping U.S. Citizens Act’.
Who is affected
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- U.S. Citizens
- Federal Government
- Immigration System
Notable changes
- Creates a restriction on the use of federal funds for detaining and transporting U.S. citizens by ICE.
- Clarifies that this restriction applies to civil immigration enforcement activities.
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Cosponsors
Becca [D-VT-At Large] Balint
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 4456
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To provide that no Federal funds made available to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may be used, in carrying out any civil immigration enforcement activities under the immigration laws, to detain United States citizens or transport such citizens outside the United States, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Stop ICE from Kidnapping U.S. Citizens Act
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds made available to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may be used, in carrying out any civil immigration enforcement activities under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)), to—
transport a citizen of the United States outside of the United States.