This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from hiring private contractors to conduct skip tracing, surveillance, or location verification activities for civil immigration enforcement purposes. The legislation requires DHS to immediately terminate any existing contracts that involve these activities and to modify other contracts to remove such provisions. The bill also bans the use of federal funds to pay private companies on a per-person or bonus basis for locating immigrants subject to detention orders, with a narrow exception for publicly available data analytics tools used for administrative purposes. Within 30 days of enactment, the DHS Inspector General must audit all departmental contracts to ensure compliance with these new restrictions. The bill effectively prevents private companies from profiting directly from tracking down undocumented immigrants for civil enforcement actions.
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