S 1517 · 117th Congress

Freedom for Families Act

<p><strong>Freedom for Families Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits using federal funds for facilities used to detain noncitizen families and addresses related issues.</p> <p>Specifically, no funds made available may be used to operate or construct a family detention center, whether operated by U.S. Immigration…

Sponsor

Merkley, Jeff (D-OR)

Introduced

2021-04-29

Policy area

Immigration

Latest action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.