More than 120 House Democrats signed onto a bill- called "The Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act"- to improve and reform conditions at ICE jail facilities.
Representative Pramila Jayapal is spearheading the "Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act", along with Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee. They say it would curb the "shocking surge" of allegedly wrongful detentions and inappropriate conditions, particularly at jails run by private companies under government contract.
"This legislation isn’t aimed at improving conditions for migrants navigating the U.S. immigration system. It would instead end the federal government’s ability to enforce immigration law entirely," members of the Day 1 Alliance, the main trade association representing longtime federal and state contractors in the criminal justice and immigration spaces, warned.