To end detention and electronic monitoring, and redirect funding to community-based wrap-around services.

Sponsor: Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic-IL)January 21, 2026

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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Ends immigration detention and electronic monitoring, offering community support instead.

This bill would end the government's ability to detain noncitizens and use electronic monitoring like ankle bracelets. Instead, it would set up a new grant program to provide services like housing, mental health care, and legal help through local non-profit groups. This means a major shift from enforcement to community support for individuals affected by immigration laws.

What Would Change

Today, the government can detain noncitizens and use electronic monitoring, with federal funds supporting these programs and related enforcement activities. If this bill becomes law, immigration detention and electronic monitoring would end, and federal funds would be redirected to community groups offering voluntary social services like housing and legal aid to individuals affected by immigration laws.

Key Provisions

Ends immigration detention: The government would release all detained noncitizens on their own recognizance within six months.
Removes ankle monitors: All ankle monitors used for noncitizens would be taken off within six months, and federal money for these programs would stop.
Bans federal funds for enforcement: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would be blocked from using funds for civil immigration enforcement activities like arrests or removals.
Stops state and local immigration enforcement partnerships: Federal money would no longer go to programs like Secure Communities that share information between federal and local police for immigration enforcement.
Terminates detention contracts: All government contracts for immigration detention and monitoring programs would end within two years.

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HR 7190 · 119th Congress · January 21, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10

To end detention and electronic monitoring, and redirect funding to community-based wrap-around services.

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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