Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1439 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1439 To ensure due process protections of individuals in the United States against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 18, 2025 Mr. Takano (for himself, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Tokuda, and Ms. Meng) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To ensure due process protections of individuals in the United States against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic. 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 ``Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST UNLAWFUL DETENTION. Section 4001 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: ``(b) Prohibition on Detention Based on Protected Characteristics.-- ``(1) In general.--No individual may be imprisoned or otherwise detained based solely on an actual or perceived protected characteristic of the individual. ``(2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `protected characteristic' includes each of the following: ``(A) Race. ``(B) Ethnicity. ``(C) National origin. ``(D) Religion. ``(E) Sex. ``(F) Gender identity. ``(G) Sexual orientation. ``(H) Disability. ``(I) Any additional characteristic that the Attorney General determines to be a protected characteristic. ``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to allow the Attorney General to remove a characteristic described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of