I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6521 
To restrict the Department of Homeland Security from arresting or detaining 
individuals in connection with appearances before immigration courts 
of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 9, 2025 
Mr. GOLDMAN of New York (for himself, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, 
Mr. GARCIA of California, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. MANNION, Mr. 
PETERS, Mr. LIEU, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. MENG, Mr. 
CARBAJAL, Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
CRAIG, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia, and Mr. TONKO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To restrict the Department of Homeland Security from ar-
resting or detaining individuals in connection with ap-
pearances before immigration courts of the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Immigration Court 
Due Process Protection Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON ENFORCEMENT AT IMMIGRA-
TION COURTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law except as otherwise provided explicitly in this 
section, officers or agents of the Department of Homeland 
Security may not— 
(1) arrest or detain any individual while that 
individual is physically present at an Executive Of-
fice for Immigration Review immigration court facil-
ity for the purpose of attending or participating in 
a hearing, except pursuant to a judicial warrant; or 
(2) arrest or detain any individual immediately 
upon their arrival or departure from an Executive 
Office for Immigration Review immigration court fa-
cility if they are arriving or departing the facility for 
the purpose of attending or participating in a hear-
ing, except pursuant to a judicial warrant. 
(b) PENDING PROCEEDINGS.—The restrictions on 
enforcement described under this section shall apply to 
any individual whose proceedings before an immigration 
judge or the Board of Immigration Appeals have not re-
sulted in a final order of removal, and shall apply to any 
individual during the pendency of any appeals or motions 
to reopen, reconsider, or otherwise challenge a final order 
of removal. 
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(c) EXCEPTION.—Nothing in this section may be con-
strued to prohibit an officer or agent from taking action 
when necessary to prevent an imminent act of violence or 
specific, articulable threat to life, public safety, or national 
security. 
(d) ARRESTS AT SCHEDULED CHECK-INS.—An offi-
cer or agent of the Department of Homeland Security may 
not arrest or detain any individual while the individual ap-
pears for a scheduled appointment or check-in with any 
component of the Department of Homeland Security, or 
upon their arrival or departure for such appointment or 
check-in, unless— 
(1) written authorization for arrest or detention 
is approved by a supervisory official of the Depart-
ment, at a level not lower than the senior field man-
agement level, specifying the legal basis for arrest; 
and 
(2) the arrest or detention is reported to the In-
spector General within 30 days, and included in the 
report required under section 3. 
SEC. 3. OVERSIGHT. 
On the date that is 1 year after the effective date 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Inspector General 
of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to 
Congress a report evaluating compliance with this Act by 
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