H.R. 7190: To end detention and electronic monitoring, and redirect funding to community-based wrap-around services.

This bill, identified as H.R. 7190, aims to transform the way the United States handles immigration detention and monitoring, while reallocating resources to support community services instead. Here are the key points of the bill:

Abolition of Immigration Detention

• Noncitizens currently detained by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must be released on their own recognizance within six months of the bill's enactment.
• The authority to detain noncitizens is eliminated, repealing various sections of the Immigration and Nationality Act that govern detention practices.
• Any contracts for immigration detention and monitoring must be terminated within two years of the bill’s passage, and no federal funding may be used for such programs afterward.

Removal of Electronic Monitoring

• Ankle monitoring systems currently used for noncitizens must be discontinued. DHS is required to submit a plan to remove these devices within one month, and all monitors must be removed within six months.
• Starting six months after enactment, federal funds cannot be used for ankle monitoring programs.

End of Law Enforcement Collaborations

• Federal funding for partnerships that allow state and local law enforcement agencies to share information to identify noncitizens for immigration enforcement will cease within two years after the bill's passage.
• No funds provided to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) may be used for immigration enforcement activities such as arrests or detentions.

Establishment of a Grant Program for Community Services

• A new grant program will be established within 90 days to support eligible entities in providing wrap-around services for individuals affected by immigration laws.
• These community services can include:
• Housing assistance
• Mental health services
• Healthcare access assistance
• Financial empowerment and employment assistance
• English language classes
• Education assistance
• Immigration legal assistance
• Grants will be awarded to community-based non-profit organizations that do not engage in immigration enforcement activities.
• Services provided under these grants will be voluntary and not conditioned on surveillance or monitoring.
• Organizations are prohibited from sharing personal identifying information with federal entities.

Overall Objectives

The primary goals of this bill are to end the practice of detaining noncitizens and to eliminate the use of electronic monitoring as a means of immigration enforcement. Instead, it seeks to redirect federal resources towards community support systems that provide essential services to individuals impacted by immigration laws.

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