February 26, 2026
Mr. Kim introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
To require the Office of Detention Oversight to conduct audits of detention facilities and to restrict the detention of aliens at such facilities until after any deficiencies revealed in such audits have been properly remediated.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Private Detention Accountability Act
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Sec. 2. Audit reports
Not later than 30 days after the Office of Detention Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security completes an audit of a detention facility at which aliens are being detained, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall submit a report containing the results of such audit and describing the actions that have been taken to remediate any deficiencies discovered through such audit to—
(1)
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
(2)
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
(3)
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and
(4)
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
Sec. 3. Restriction on detention facilities
(a) In general
Aliens may not be newly housed at any detention facility operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement unless—
(1)
the Office of Detention Oversight has completed an audit of such facility;
(2)
any deficiencies discovered through such audit have been properly remediated; and
(3)
the report required under section 1 has been properly submitted.
(b) Applicability
The restriction set forth in subsection (a) shall apply to any detention facility—
(1)
commencing operations on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; or
(2)
operating before such date of enactment and about which the Office of Detention Oversight has completed an audit.