Congress 115 - HR 3923 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2017

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Border security and unlawful immigration Child safety and welfare Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons Disability and paralysis Evidence and witnesses Freedom of information Government buildings, facilities, and property Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Immigration Immigration status and procedures Mental health Public contracts and procurement Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Sex offenses Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Women's health

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Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish detention standards for each facility at which aliens in DHS custody are detained. Such standards shall provide for at least the level of detainee protections described in the American Bar Association's Civil Immigration Detention Standards.

A detained individual who is injured as a result of a violation of such standards may file a claim in U.S. district court.

The bill: (1) provides for facility oversight and transparency, (2) phases out the use of private detention facilities and jails for such aliens, and (3) revises procedures for detaining aliens.

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Oct 13, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Oct 3, 2017

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 3, 2017

Introduced in House

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