3.0.0 2870 2022-11-01T05:17:26Z 2022-11-01T05:17:26Z Senate S 2019-11-14 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-11-14T20:07:31Z 2019-11-14 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6607-6610) IntroReferral 2019-11-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-11-14 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-11-14 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2019-11-14 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-11-20 False Immigration Administrative remedies Border security and unlawful immigration Child safety and welfare Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons Disability and paralysis Disability assistance Employment and training programs Foreign language and bilingual programs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives HIV/AIDS Health personnel Immigrant health and welfare Immigration status and procedures Lawyers and legal services Mental health Racial and ethnic relations Religion Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Immigration 00 2019-11-14 Introduced in Senate 2022-06-10T14:52:13Z Restricting Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention Act of 2019

This bill places limits on solitary confinement in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities.

Solitary confinement shall be (1) limited to the shortest duration and least restrictive conditions necessary, and (2) consistent with the rationale for placing the alien in solitary confinement.

Administrative segregation (a type of solitary confinement) shall (1) be limited to where a substantial and immediate threat makes such segregation necessary; (2) be limited in duration, with certain exceptions; and (3) not be used to discipline.

An alien who requires protection (1) may be placed in solitary confinement upon the alien's request, and (2) shall be transferred to a safer alternative upon the alien's request.

The bill places additional restrictions on placing a vulnerable individual in solitary confinement, such as an individual who (1) is a minor; (2) has a serious disability or mental illness or; or (3) is pregnant or had just given birth. Generally, such individuals may not be placed in solitary confinement absent a substantial and immediate threat.

An alien may not be placed in solitary confinement based on (1) identification as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender; (2) HIV status; (3) race, religion, or nationality; or (4) the alien's report of misconduct.

An alien in solitary confinement shall receive a weekly mental health evaluation. The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security shall have unrestricted access to ICE facilities, records, and personnel.

The bill imposes various training, reporting, and data collection requirements related to solitary confinement.

]]> Restricting Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention Act of 2019 Display Title Restricting Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Restricting Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to limit the use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing in immigration detention, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2870is/xml/BILLS-116s2870is.xml 2019-11-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6607-6610) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.