U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10401: No ICE Deaths in the Dark Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 15, 2026
To require the Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to carry out notification, review, reporting, and record preservation requirements relating to covered deaths involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
What the bill says
To require the Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to carry out notification, review, reporting, and record preservation requirements relating to covered deaths involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
From the introduced text, September 15, 2026:
A BILL To require the Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to carry out notification, review, reporting, and record preservation requirements relating to covered deaths involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No ICE Deaths in the Dark Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Notification, review, reporting, and preservation requirements for covered deaths involving ice custody (a) In general Chapter 9 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1351 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: SECTION 295. Notification, review, reporting, and preservation requirements for covered deaths involving ICE custody (a) Notification requirements (1) Next of kin Not later than 24 hours after a covered death, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall make reasonable efforts to notify the next of kin of the deceased individual. In the case that the next of kin has not been notified in 24 hours, the Director shall continue to make reasonable efforts to notify until such notification is made. (2) Consulate Not later than 24 hours after a covered death, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall make reasonable efforts to notify the appropriate consulate, where applicable. (3) Inspector general Not later than 24 hours after …
Sponsors
- Shri Thanedar (D, HD-013) · primary sponsor
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D, HD-012)
- Bennie Thompson (D, HD-002)
- Steve Cohen (D, HD-009)
- Herbert Conaway (D, HD-003)
- Jasmine Crockett (D, HD-030)
- Danny Davis (D, HD-IL-7)
- Veronica Escobar (D, HD-016)
- Adriano Espaillat (D, HD-013)
- Jesus Garcia (D, HD-IL-4)
- Daniel Goldman (D, 10)
- Al Green (D, HD-009)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Immigration
Common questions
- What is HB10401?
- HB10401 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): No ICE Deaths in the Dark Act of 2026.
- What does HB10401 do?
- In its own words: To require the Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to carry out notification, review, reporting, and record preservation requirements relating to covered deaths involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
- What is the status of HB10401?
- In committee as of September 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (September 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10401?
- Shri Thanedar (D, HD-013), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10401?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10401
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