Hold ICE Accountable Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8154 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8154 To provide for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate any unlawful action by any officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security taken on or after January 20, 2025. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 27, 2026 Ms. Stevens introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate any unlawful action by any officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security taken on or after January 20, 2025. 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 ``Hold ICE Accountable Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL PROSECUTOR. (a) Panel.--Following an application from the Attorney General or any of the attorneys general representing any of the several States, the District of Columbia, or any territory or possession of the United States, the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit shall appoint, not later than 30 days after the date of the submission of the application, a three judge panel to appoint a special prosecutor with the authority to investigate any action by any officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security that-- (1) occurred on or after January 20, 2025; (2) is alleged to be unlawful; and (3) is deemed credible by the special prosecutor. (b) Appointment.--The special prosecutor shall be appointed not later than 30 days after the panel under subsection (a) is appointed from among individuals who are lawyers-- (1) with reputations for integrity and impartial decisi