Justice for Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE Act
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10826 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10826 To establish a private right of action for citizens of the United States who are arrested or detained by immigration officers or law enforcement officers enforcing the immigration laws without a warrant or probable cause, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 15, 2026 Ms. Leger Fernandez (for herself and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish a private right of action for citizens of the United States who are arrested or detained by immigration officers or law enforcement officers enforcing the immigration laws without a warrant or probable cause, and for other purposes. 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 ``Justice for Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: (1) Under the Trump administration, United States citizens have been wrongfully stopped, arrested, and detained by immigration officers and law enforcement officers enforcing the immigration laws. (2) Wrongfully arrested and detained individuals are often stopped based on racial profiling and in violation of the First and Fourth Amendments to the United States Constitution. (3) Immigration officers and law enforcement officers enforcing the immigration laws do not have immunity from violating the Constitution, including the First and Fourth Amendments, when making stops, arrests, and detentions. (4) United States citizens who have been wrongfully arrested and detained deserve justice and compensation. SEC. 3. PRIVATE RIGHT OF
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