Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act of 2026

Congress House and Senate - ICE Out of My Face Act HR 7608 - Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act of 2026 H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a reconciliation bill aimed to reduce taxes and spending for various federal programs, increase the statutory debt limit, and otherwise address agencies and programs throughout the federal government. H.R. 4213 / CRS R48705 -FY26 Appropriations Homeland Security- advocated against additional funds for the immigration detention and deportation system. HR 7709 Full Body Restraint Prohibition Act - prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from obligating or expending Federal funds for the acquisition of, or utilizing, full-body restraints, and for other purposes. Refugee Protection Act - amending the INA related to resettlement and asylum processing (not yet reintroduced) TRACK ICE Act a bill to require DHS report on enforcement flights (not yet introduced) Childrens Safe Welcome Act to provide protections for children in immigration custody and align legal protections for children in immigration custody (not yet reintroduced) Executive Branch Immigration policies targeting Afghans - urged Sec. Noem, Sec. Rubio to reverse harmful policies targeting Afghan immigrants Family detention - urged release of families detained by DHS and more oversight of detention of families at Dilley family prison and elsewhere. Asylum Processing - urged restart to affirmative adjudications that were halted in late November Enforcement/raids - monitored enforcement actions targeting asylum seeking groups/refugees in Minnesota, Maine, and elsewhere urged admin not collectively punish groups. Detention oversight - urged the administration to allow Congressional and stakeholder oversight visits of immigration detentions; urged release of detained Afghan clients; accountability over deaths in DHS custody; release of Minnesotans and refugees detained pursuant to Operation Metro Surge and PARRIS Disappearances/flights/removals to third countries - urged the administration to halt executive actions to forcibly transfer and disappear noncitizens to third countries including Uganda, Ghana, South Sudan, Honduras, and elsewhere. Temporary Protected Status - urged redesignations and extensions of TPS for Afghanistan, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Haiti, Syria and others