I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1061 
To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit 
immigration enforcement actions at sensitive locations, to clarify the 
powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2025 
Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. TONKO, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. TAKANO, Mrs. 
MCIVER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. ANSARI, 
Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. GREEN of 
Texas, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. 
TOKUDA, Mr. PETERS, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. LARSON of Con-
necticut, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. CROCKETT, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. 
GARCIA of Texas, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. BONAMICI, 
Mr. BEYER, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. OMAR, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. TURNER of 
Texas, and Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to limit immigration enforcement actions at sensitive 
locations, to clarify the powers of immigration officers 
at sensitive locations, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Sensitive 
Locations Act’’. 
SEC. 2. POWERS OF IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AND EMPLOY-
EES AT SENSITIVE LOCATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 287 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(i)(1) In order to ensure individuals’ access to sen-
sitive locations, this subsection shall apply to any enforce-
ment action by— 
‘‘(A) officers or agents of the Department of 
Homeland Security, including officers and agents of 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and 
‘‘(B) any individual designated to perform im-
migration enforcement functions pursuant to sub-
section (g). 
‘‘(2)(A) An enforcement action may not take place 
at, be focused on, or occur within, 1,000 feet of a sensitive 
location, except under exigent circumstances. 
‘‘(B) If an immigration enforcement action is 
taking place under exigent circumstances, and the 
exigent circumstances permitting the enforcement 
action cease, the enforcement action shall be discon-
tinued until such exigent circumstances reemerge. 
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‘‘(C) If an individual referred to in subpara-
graph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) is not certain as 
to whether exigent circumstances exist, the indi-
vidual shall cease the enforcement action imme-
diately, consult with their supervisor in real time as 
to the existence of exigent circumstances, and shall 
not continue the enforcement action until the indi-
vidual’s supervisor affirmatively confirms the exist-
ence of exigent circumstances. 
‘‘(3)(A) When proceeding with an enforcement action 
at or near a sensitive location, individuals referred to in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) shall make 
every effort— 
‘‘(i) to conduct themselves as discreetly as 
possible, consistent with officer and public safe-
ty; 
‘‘(ii) to limit the time spent at the sensitive 
location; and 
‘‘(iii) to limit the enforcement action to the 
person or persons for whom prior approval was 
obtained. 
‘‘(B) If, in the course of an enforcement action 
that is not initiated at or focused on a sensitive loca-
tion, individuals referred to in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) of paragraph (1) are led to or near a sen-
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sitive location, and no clear exigent circumstance 
with respect to the sensitive location exists, such in-
dividuals shall— 
‘‘(i) cease before taking any further en-
forcement action; 
‘‘(ii) conduct themselves in a discreet man-
ner; 
‘‘(iii) maintain surveillance; and 
‘‘(iv) in the event that uncertainty exists 
about the existence of exigent circumstances, 
immediately consult their supervisor in order to 
determine whether such enforcement action 
should be discontinued pursuant to paragraph 
(2)(C). 
‘‘(C) This subsection shall not apply to the 
transportation of an individual apprehended at or 
near a land or sea border to a hospital or health 
care provider for the purpose of providing such indi-
vidual medical care. 
‘‘(D) This subsection shall not apply to a rare 
premeditated arrest operation, undertaken with the 
prior written approval of an appropriate authorizing 
official, involving the targeted arrest of a terrorist 
suspect, an individual who poses a clear threat to 
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national security, or an individual who poses an ex-
traordinary danger to public safety. 
‘‘(4) If an enforcement action is carried out in viola-
tion of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) no information resulting from the enforce-
ment action may be entered into the record or re-
ceived into evidence in a removal proceeding result-
ing from the enforcement action; and 
‘‘(B) the alien who is the subject of such re-
moval proceeding may file a motion for the imme-
diate termination of the removal proceeding. 
‘‘(5)(A) Each official specified in subparagraph (B) 
shall ensure that the employees under the supervision of 
such official receive annual training in compliance with the 
requirements of this subsection, section 239, and section 
384 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Re-
sponsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1367). 
‘‘(B) The officials specified in this subpara-
graph are the following: 
‘‘(i) The Chief Counsel of U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement. 
‘‘(ii) The Field Office Directors of U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 
‘‘(iii) Each Special Agent in Charge of 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 
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‘‘(iv) Each Chief Patrol Agent of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection. 
‘‘(v) The Director of Field Operations of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
‘‘(vi) The Director of Air and Marine Op-
erations of U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion. 
‘‘(vii) The Internal Affairs Special Agent 
in Charge of U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion. 
‘‘(6)(A) Not later than 30 days after any enforcement 
action is taken at a sensitive location by any individual 
referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide a report 
to both the Office of the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security and the Office for Civil Rights 
and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity for each of these individual enforcement actions, 
which shall contain the following information: 
‘‘(i) The date, State, and local political 
subdivision (such as city, town, or county) in 
which each enforcement action occurred. 
‘‘(ii) The specific sensitive location site 
where the enforcement action occurred. 
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‘‘(iii) The type of enforcement action that 
occurred. 
‘‘(iv) The specific department, agency, and 
officers responsible for the enforcement action. 
‘‘(v) A thorough description of the cir-
cumstances which purportedly justified the en-
forcement action, including either— 
‘‘(I) a clear description of the exigent 
circumstances involved; or 
‘‘(II) a certified copy of the written 
approval for the immigration arrest that 
was signed by an appropriate authorizing 
officer, along with a clear description of 
the specific and rare threat which justified 
the premediated arrest at this sensitive lo-
cation. 
‘‘(vi) A description of the intended target 
of the enforcement action. 
‘‘(vii) The number of individuals, if any, 
arrested or taken into custody through the en-
forcement action. 
‘‘(viii) The number of collateral arrests, if 
any, from the enforcement action and the rea-
sons for each such arrest. 
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‘‘(ix) A certification of whether a super-
visor was contacted prior to, during, or after 
each such enforcement action. 
‘‘(B) An appropriate committee of Congress 
shall, at any time, be able to request and success-
fully receive a confidential or redacted copy of one 
of the individual reports described in subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(7)(A) The Director of U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection shall each submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress each year a report on the 
enforcement actions undertaken by U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection, respectively, during the preceding year that were 
covered by this subsection. 
‘‘(B) Each report on an agency for a year 
under this paragraph shall set forth the following: 
‘‘(i) The number of enforcement actions at 
or focused on a sensitive location. 
‘‘(ii) The number of enforcement actions 
where officers or agents were subsequently led 
to or near a sensitive location. 
‘‘(iii) The date, site, State, and local polit-
ical subdivision (such as city, town, or county) 
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in which each enforcement action covered by 
clause (i) or (ii) occurred. 
‘‘(iv) The component of the agency respon-
sible for each such enforcement action. 
‘‘(v) A description of the intended target of 
each such enforcement action. 
‘‘(vi) The number of individuals, if any, ar-
rested or taken into custody through each such 
enforcement action. 
‘‘(vii) The number of collateral arrests, if 
any, from each such enforcement action and the 
reasons for each such arrest. 
‘‘(viii) A certification of whether the loca-
tion administrator was contacted prior to, dur-
ing, or after each such enforcement action. 
‘‘(8)(A) The Office of the Inspector General of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress each year a report on 
the complaints of enforcement actions taken in sensitive 
locations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection during the pre-
ceding year that were covered by this subsection. 
‘‘(B) Each report for a year under this para-
graph shall set forth the following: 
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