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HR 1061 · in committee · major

Protecting Sensitive Locations Act

What this bill does

  • Prohibits immigration enforcement actions within 1,000 feet of sensitive locations unless imminent death or violence is at risk.
  • Affects Department of Homeland Security officers, state employees doing immigration enforcement, and people in schools, hospitals, places of worship, and other protected facilities.
  • Evidence from violations cannot be used in removal proceedings and affected individuals may terminate such proceedings immediately.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would designating sensitive locations as enforcement-free zones affect DHS's ability to locate and apprehend individuals subject to removal orders?

  2. 02

    What types of sensitive locations beyond schools, hospitals, and places of worship should be protected, and who should decide those boundaries?

  3. 03

    If evidence gathered near sensitive locations cannot be used in removal proceedings, how would immigration courts evaluate cases involving individuals encountered in those areas?

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Sponsor · D-NY-13

Adriano Espaillat

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-06 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-02-06 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-02-06 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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