This bill would stop U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from using federal money to do two things while carrying out civil immigration enforcement: detain a United States citizen, and transport a United States citizen outside the United States. The bill says this limit applies "notwithstanding any other provision of law," which means it is written to take effect even if another law says something different. The bill was introduced in the House on July 16, 2025, and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
If this bill became law, ICE could not use federal funds made available to it to hold a U.S. citizen in immigration detention or to move a U.S. citizen out of the country as part of civil immigration enforcement. The text of the bill only addresses civil immigration enforcement by ICE and does not mention other agencies, criminal enforcement actions, or non-citizens.
The bill prohibits the use of federal funds for the specific activities of detaining or transporting U.S. citizens by ICE during civil immigration enforcement. No publicly available information on broader budgetary impacts, costs, or savings is included in the bill text or metadata provided.
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