Office of the Ombudsperson for Immigrant Children in Immigration Custody

Current understanding

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Evidence log

• 2026-10-29 — To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide counsel for unaccompanied alien children in immigration proceedings, and for other purposes.: cross-connection with unaccompanied-alien-children-legal-counsel: Companion approaches to protecting unaccompanied children — appointed counsel in proceedings and an ombudsperson overseeing custody conditions. (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: Both create external oversight/notification structures over conditions and incidents in DHS/immigration custody. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-01-22 — To end detention and electronic monitoring, and redirect funding to community-based wrap-around services.: cross-connection with end-detention-electronic-monitoring: Both concern conditions and alternatives to physical custody of noncitizens. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-07-21 — Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2026: cross-connection with childrens-safe-welcome-act: Both address treatment and oversight of children in federal immigration custody; potential overlap in reception, welfare, and complaint mechanisms. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-07-22 — A bill to establish the Office of the Ombudsperson for Immigrant Children in Immigration Custody, and for other purposes.: S5093 introduced to establish an Office of the Ombudsperson for Immigrant Children in Immigration Custody, creating a dedicated federal oversight and advocacy body for minors held in immigration detention. (novelty: 3)

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