Support the Menendez/Kennedy Due Process Legislation:

The Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act (S. 3594)

In recent months, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has dramatically stepped up interior
enforcement in the U.S. Immigrant communities face the threat of raids, deportation and detention with little
chance of relief. Inadequate due process protections in our current law and a failure by the federal
government to guarantee protections have led to the following crisis:
• U.S. citizens, the mentally ill, children and other vulnerable individuals have been mistakenly
detained.
• ICE officials have entered private homes in residential raids without a warrant and questioned
individuals about their immigration status.
• Mothers responsible for caring for their small children have been detained and transferred to
detention facilities thousands of miles away from their families and attorneys.
• Workers have suffered immigration raids because they exercised their rights in the workplace.

The Menendez-Kennedy bill (S. 3594) would restore basic due process protections to our immigration
enforcement system. The bill includes the following:

Protection for U.S. citizens, lawful residents and immigrants during immigration raids: S. 3594 would
ensure detainees are advised of the right to remain silent, notice of the charges against them and the right to
access to counsel. DHS would be required to provide a toll-free number to allow family members to locate
their family members who are impacted by raids. The bill includes protection for children involved in raids,
provisions regarding access to interpreters, and training for DHS officers on due process protections. It
would also require DHS to work with state and local agencies in screening people subject to raids.

Protection for workers during immigration raids: S. 3594 requires ICE to report any labor violations that
are discovered during a raid to the appropriate government labor or employment rights agency and ensures
that detained workers are not removed from the country until after that agency has had the opportunity to
determine whether legal proceedings against the violating employer are appropriate.

Requires DHS to treat immigration detainees humanely: This bill requires DHS to adopt new regulations
to ensure that DHS detainees are treated humanely. These regulations must be based upon the
recommendation of a detention advisory committee comprised of agency and outside experts.

Creates new alternatives to detention and new parole opportunities for vulnerable populations in
detention: This legislation requires DHS to contract with available non-governmental entities to operate
alternatives to detention programs. The Menendez-Kennedy bill protects vulnerable individuals encountered
during immigration raids by ensuring they will be considered for release from detention.

Requires DHS Accountability: The bill requires reporting on current enforcement practices and the harmful
impact on U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents and immigrant communities. S. 3594 also creates an ICE
Ombudsman to investigate detention centers, assist constituents in resolving complaints and recommend
personnel action to DHS.

Call the Capitol at 202-224-3121, ask to speak with your Senators and ask them to cosponsor S. 3584!

For more info: Contact Jumana Musa at jmusa@rightsworkinggroup.org or Kerri Sherlock Talbot at ktalbot@aila.org