People are protected from wrongful detention and excessive force during immigration enforcement.

Purpose

When immigration agents detain the wrong person, even a short time in custody can cost that person wages, leave children without a parent to pick them up, and leave a family scrambling to find out where they are. When agents use more force than a situation calls for, the injuries can last long after the encounter is over. Immigration enforcement will continue under future administrations. As long as agents have the power to detain people and use force, we have a responsibility to prevent avoidable harm, correct mistakes quickly, and hold agents accountable when they misuse that power. People deserve those protections regardless of their immigration status.