IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 546 
Encouraging Members of Congress to visit ICE detention facilities in their 
States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2025 
Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mrs. MCIVER, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mrs. CHERFILUS- 
MCCORMICK, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, 
Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. SOTO, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. 
BARRAGA´N, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. 
BISHOP, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. SEWELL, Ms. 
BROWN, Mr. FIELDS, Mr. CARSON, Mr. MFUME, Mr. TONKO, Mr. JACK-
SON of Illinois, Ms. PETTERSEN, and Mr. DAVIS of Illinois) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judici-
ary 
RESOLUTION 
Encouraging Members of Congress to visit ICE detention 
facilities in their States. 
Whereas the foundation of the United States of America lies 
in the pursuit of freedom, security, and opportunity for 
all people, regardless of their immigration status; 
Whereas Congress has an essential role in exercising over-
sight over immigration policies and practices, ensuring 
they align with the rule of law and uphold the highest 
standards of human rights; 
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Whereas the Department of Homeland Security has a respon-
sibility to protect the human rights, civil rights, and civil 
liberties of all detainees in all Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement facilities, regardless of their immigration 
status; 
Whereas President Trump fired thousands of Federal work-
ers across different Federal agencies, which includes 
many within the Department of Homeland Security’s Of-
fice of the Inspector General and this has led to dimin-
ished oversight capacity and increased operational chal-
lenges; 
Whereas the Department of Homeland Security closed the 
Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman, which 
formerly employed nearly 100 staff members tasked with 
overseeing immigration detention policies to ensure the 
safety and humane treatment of detainees; 
Whereas the Department of Homeland Security closed the 
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, which formerly 
employed more than 150 staff members responsible for 
investigating civil rights and civil liberties complaints 
across the department, including in detention centers; 
Whereas the Department of Homeland Security has shut 
down the Office of Citizenship and Immigration Services 
Ombudsman, which formerly employed more than 40 
staff members; 
Whereas, by terminating these employees, the Department of 
Homeland Security has abdicated its internal oversight 
responsibilities; 
Whereas the courts permitting President Trump to utilize the 
Alien Enemies Act further departs from our Nation’s his-
toric treatment of immigrants; 
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Whereas because Congress recently passed the Laken Riley 
Act, it is anticipated that these facilities will encounter 
a substantial increase in detainees, leading to over-
crowding and other inhumane conditions; 
Whereas, on May 9, 2025, President Trump directed the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security to deputize no less than 
20,000 officers from local, State, and other agencies for 
immigration enforcement activities without any commit-
ment to addressing detainees’ rights and treatment; 
Whereas this culmination of firings of oversight professionals 
and the deputizing of detention professionals has created 
a void in which Members of Congress must provide over-
sight; 
Whereas Members of Congress have explicit statutory author-
ity to go to ICE facilities unannounced; 
Whereas the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 
2024 (Public Law 118–47) explicitly states in section 
527 that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available to the Department of Homeland Security 
may be used to prevent any of the following persons from 
entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any fa-
cility operated by or for the Department of Homeland Se-
curity used to detain or otherwise house aliens, or to 
make any temporary modification at any such facility 
that in any way alters what is observed by a visiting 
Member of Congress or such designated employee, com-
pared to what would be observed in the absence of such 
modification— 
(1) a Member of Congress; or 
(2) an employee of the House of Representatives or 
the Senate designated by such a Member for the pur-
poses of this section; 
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Whereas nothing may be construed to require a Member of 
Congress to provide prior notice of the intent to enter a 
facility for the purpose of conducting oversight; 
Whereas unannounced visits are the only practical way to en-
sure that Department of Homeland Security employees 
and contractors do not alter the facilities before Members 
of Congress visit; 
Whereas congressional visits to Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement detention facilities can shine a light on the 
urgent need for better oversight, accountability, and re-
forms in the treatment of detainees; 
Whereas the administration’s current practices demonstrate a 
departure from the declared commitment by the United 
States to maintaining humane immigration policies and 
risk further entrenching systemic injustice; 
Whereas on congressional visits, Members of Congress saw 
many more hardworking immigrants being detained than 
those charged with a crime; 
Whereas recent accounts of various Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement facilities reveal alarmingly inhumane 
conditions, including overcrowding, detainees forced to 
sleep on cement floors, and inadequate medical staff; 
Whereas these conditions stem from the Trump administra-
tion’s aggressive immigration crackdown; and 
Whereas the ethical treatment of detainees not only reflects 
the values of compassion and justice embodied in Amer-
ican history, but also directly affects the safety and wel-
fare of broader communities: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives encour-
ages all Members of Congress to visit Immigration and 
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Customs Enforcement detention facilities in their States 
to gain insight into detainee conditions, and to exercise 
their oversight duty by taking steps to address and reform 
inhumane practices. 
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