H.R. 8494: To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing, any contract or intergovernmental service agreement to establish or operate any new immigration detention model, including the use of warehouses, modular facilities, soft-sided structures, tent systems, and processing centers.

Quick Facts:

Bill Sponsor: Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)

Congress: 119

Date Introduced: April 23, 2026

Last Action: 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. (April 23, 2026)

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This bill blocks funding to establish, construct, renovate, expand, or operate any new immigration detention model, including any warehouse, industrial facility, tent, soft-sided structure, modular unit, or similar building or structure, whether directly operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or by another governmental or nongovernmental contractor.

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