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DHS Release Transparency Act

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This Act may be cited as the DHS Release Transparency Act.
At the time at which an individual is taken into custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide the individual with the option to—
designate a point of contact to receive updates with respect to that individual; and
provide the name and contact information of such point of contact.
Prior to the release of any individual from the custody of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, other than those who have only been held at a port of entry for less than 12 hours, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the point of contact designated under subsection (a), if a point of contact is so designated, of such release.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall attempt to notify a designated point of contact at least twice.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide translation and interpretation services to—
the detainee, in such language as the detainee may choose, when requesting the optional designation of a point of contact under subsection (a); and
if applicable, the point of contact, in such language as the point of contact may choose, when making the notification required under subsection (b).
No information collected under this section may be used for enforcement purposes.

Legislative Timeline

5 actions
  1. Jul 7, 2026 House
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
  2. Jun 2, 2026
    Introduced in House
  3. Jun 2, 2026
    Introduced in House
  4. Jun 2, 2026 House
    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.
  5. Jun 2, 2026 House
    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.
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