In committee
Stop Inhumane Conditions in ICE Detention Act of 2026
This bill requires all immigration detention facilities to maintain real-time tracking of detainee medical, dental, and mental healthcare. Detainees would gain access to anonymous, multilingual kiosks and hotlines to report health concerns, with mandatory investigations if staff retaliate against them. Facilities with multiple verified health violations could have their operating contracts canceled by the federal government. Additionally, the legislation places dedicated health liaisons in each facility and allows members of Congress to conduct unannounced oversight inspections at any time.
People affected—not determinable from the text provided; the bill applies to noncitizens held in DHS detention facilities and facility personnel, but the text contains no population figures
Fiscal magnitude—no CBO estimate published
Reach55provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
What this bill touches.
Ethics & oversight+52Enforcement & security+48
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Immigration detaineesGain an anonymous, multilingual system (digital kiosks or toll-free hotlines) to report health issues, fast-track 14-day investigations into retaliation with translated reports, real-time logging of their medical conditions and care, and annual audits of gender-related health and trauma care. (Sec. 2(b), Sec. 3, Sec. 5)
- Members of Congress and designated staffGain guaranteed oversight access to any immigration detention facility without prior notice, receive quarterly health reports, and receive annual DHS Inspector General audit findings on facility health conditions. (Sec. 5, Sec. 7, Sec. 8)
Who it burdens
- Immigration detention facility operators and contractorsMust establish and maintain an internet-accessible, near-real-time health reporting database, employ a dedicated full-time health services liaison with no other responsibilities, permit unannounced congressional visits without altering conditions, and face potential contract cancellation upon a third verified health complaint. (Sec. 2(b), Sec. 4, Sec. 6, Sec. 8)
- Department of Homeland SecurityMust set up an anonymous multilingual complaint reporting system, provide mandatory system training to all facility staff, conduct contract termination reviews after repeated verified health complaints, publish quarterly detainee health reports online, and ensure unannounced facility access for Members of Congress. (Sec. 2(b)(3), Sec. 3, Sec. 4, Sec. 7, Sec. 8)
- DHS Office of Inspector General and Office of the Immigration Detention OmbudsmanMandated to investigate detainee retaliation complaints within 14 days, deliver translated investigation findings to complainants, and conduct annual health condition audits across all immigration detention facilities. (Sec. 3, Sec. 5)