The KIDS Act would significantly restrict the Department of Homeland Security's detention and enforcement powers by prohibiting the detention of children, individuals with cognitive disabilities, and primary caregivers of such individuals, except in narrow circumstances when a criminal warrant has been issued by a court. The bill would also ban immigration enforcement actions within 1,000 feet of sensitive locations including schools, hospitals, religious facilities, courthouses, polling places, and social service agencies where vulnerable populations seek assistance. When enforcement violations do occur, evidence obtained would be inadmissible in removal proceedings and wrongfully detained individuals would be released. The legislation applies to immigrants and their family members throughout the United States and would require the Department to report any permitted detentions of children to Congress within 24 hours. The bill contains no specific funding provisions or implementation timeline beyond the 24-hour reporting requirement for detentions.
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