DHS Use of Force Transparency Act of 2026
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-10-15 — Justice for Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE Act: cross-connection with ice-wrongful-detention-citizens: Both relate to DHS/ICE conduct oversight and remedies for affected individuals. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-08-29 — Federal Police Camera and Accountability Act: cross-connection with federal-police-body-cameras: Both are federal law enforcement accountability measures covering DHS and other federal officers; cameras would generate the records that use-of-force transparency reporting relies on. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-07-24 — Immigration Enforcement Staff Body Camera Accountability Act: cross-connection with immigration-enforcement-body-camera-accountability: Both address transparency and accountability for federal immigration/DHS enforcement conduct, with body cameras and use-of-force reporting as complementary oversight mechanisms. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-07-07 — To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify Congress of any serious injury or death of any individual in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.: cross-connection with dhs-custody-injury-death-notification: Complementary DHS oversight measures: use-of-force disclosure and mandatory congressional notification of serious injuries/deaths in DHS custody. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-03-19 — DHS Use of Force Transparency Act of 2026: HR7984 (DHS Use of Force Transparency Act of 2026) introduced and referred to the House Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement; would impose transparency/reporting requirements on DHS use-of-force incidents. (novelty: 2)