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S 634 · in committee · major

Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill prohibits detaining or imprisoning people based on their race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.
  • The law applies to all individuals and prevents government agencies from using protected characteristics as grounds for detention.
  • The Department of Justice can designate additional protected characteristics, and violations would be subject to existing civil rights enforcement mechanisms.

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    What specific government detention practices does this bill aim to prevent, and how would enforcement differ from existing civil rights laws?

  2. 02

    Should the Department of Justice have authority to expand protected characteristics beyond those listed, or should Congress define the complete list?

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    How would this bill affect immigration enforcement, national security operations, or emergency detention policies that may consider applicant origin?

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-19 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-02-19 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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