To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a system for detainees to submit complaints with respect to medical neglect, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · August 3, 2026
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.
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to create a public online platform where immigrants detained by immigration enforcement agencies can report allegations of medical neglect at detention facilities. The complaints can be filed by detainees themselves, their lawyers, or family members and must include the detainee's name, registration number, facility name, and a description of the medical neglect experienced. Each complaint will be reviewed by an independent contracted medical expert with specialized detention facility experience, and if medical neglect is found to have occurred, the detainee must receive necessary medical treatment. The bill also protects detainees from retaliation for filing complaints and requires language translation services be available to all detainees. If a medical expert determines no neglect occurred, the detainee can appeal the decision to the Department of Homeland Security's Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
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