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Leger Fernández Introduces ICE Wrongful Detention Compensation Bill

By Drooid · Oct 20, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández introduced the Justice for Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE Act.
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) co-sponsored the legislation.
The bill would roll back immunity and set minimum compensation for wrongfully detained citizens.
It would extend the statute of limitations for related lawsuits.
It would reclaim unspent ICE funds from U.S. President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández introduced the Justice for Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE Act.
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) co-sponsored the legislation.
The bill would roll back immunity and set minimum compensation for wrongfully detained citizens.
It would extend the statute of limitations for related lawsuits.
It would reclaim unspent ICE funds from U.S. President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.