Stop Excessive Force in Immigration Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3683 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3683 To establish clear standards, training requirements, and reporting relating to immigration enforcement personnel. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 15, 2026 Mr. Kelly (for himself and Mr. Gallego) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish clear standards, training requirements, and reporting relating to immigration enforcement personnel. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Excessive Force in Immigration Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS. Chapter 9 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1351 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 287 the following: ``SEC. 287A. FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. ``(a) Use of Force.-- ``(1) Use of non-deadly force standard.--All Federal immigration enforcement personnel may only use non-deadly force if-- ``(A) no reasonably effective, safe, and feasible alternative appears to exist to bring an unlawful situation safely and effectively under control, after taking into account relevant factors, such as age, injury, disability, and size of the subject; ``(B) all reasonable efforts are made to de- escalate tensions prior to using force; ``(C) the level of force used is proportional to the seriousness of the actual or threatened resistance; and ``(D) the risk of injury to a third person is minimized while using non-deadly force. ``(2) Use of deadly force standard.--Any use of deadly force by Federal immigration enforcement personnel shall conform to the Department of Justice Policy on th