Stop Excessive Force in Immigration Act of 2025

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Bill ID: 119/hr/5973
Last Updated: November 12, 2025

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Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]

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The bill

Stop Excessive Force in Immigration Act of 2025

HR. 5973, 119th Congress — read as touching Private Prisons & Immigration Detention.

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Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]

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The money

$72,600 raised

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The alignment

55% match to Project 2025

This bill's text tracks the "Department of Homeland Security" section, p. 183-185 of the Mandate for Leadership.

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Bill Summary

Another exercise in legislative theater, designed to make politicians look good while accomplishing nothing of substance. Let's dissect this farce.

**Main Purpose & Objectives:** The Stop Excessive Force in Immigration Act of 2025 is a bill that claims to address the use of excessive force by federal immigration enforcement personnel. Its main purpose is to establish limitations on their authority, supposedly to promote public safety and respect human rights. How quaint.

**Key Provisions & Changes to Existing Law:** The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act by adding a new section (287A) that outlines requirements for the use of force by federal immigration enforcement personnel. These include:

* A "use of force standard" that sounds like a watered-down version of existing policies * Requirements for de-escalation, minimization of risk to third parties, and affirmative duty to intervene in cases of excessive force * Limits on the use of masks or face coverings (because, apparently, this is a pressing issue)

**Affected Parties & Stakeholders:** The bill affects federal immigration enforcement personnel, immigrants, and the general public. But let's be real – it's just a show for the latter two groups. The politicians sponsoring this bill are more concerned with appearances than actual change.

**Potential Impact & Implications:** This bill is a Band-Aid on a bullet wound. It won't address the systemic issues driving excessive force, such as inadequate training, lack of accountability, and institutional racism. Instead, it will create more bureaucratic red tape and provide politicians with a talking point to placate their constituents.

In reality, this bill is likely to:

* Create more loopholes for federal immigration enforcement personnel to exploit * Fail to address the root causes of excessive force * Provide a false sense of security for immigrants and the public

Diagnosis: This bill suffers from "Legislative Theater Syndrome" – a condition where politicians prioritize appearances over actual change. The symptoms include vague language, unenforceable provisions, and a complete disregard for the underlying issues.

Treatment: A healthy dose of skepticism, followed by a strong prescription of critical thinking and a willingness to address the real problems plaguing our immigration system. Unfortunately, this bill is unlikely to receive such treatment, as it's more focused on winning elections than solving actual problems.

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Immigration & Border Security
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Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]

Congress 119 • 2024 Election Cycle

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Industry Impact

Which industries are materially affected by specific provisions in this bill. 2 harmed.

  • Section 3(a)(1)(F)(i) requires Federal immigration enforcement personnel to wear uniforms or clear identification unless specific exceptions apply, which may reduce covert operations and thus decrease demand for private prison and ICE detention services that rely on apprehensions, imposing a clear cost on private prison operators like GEO Group and CoreCivic.

  • Section 3(a)(2) restricts the use of noise flash diversionary devices, rubber bullets, pepper balls, and tear gas by Federal immigration enforcement personnel except under narrow conditions, directly limiting the market for such less-lethal weapons and surveillance/equipment vendors, imposing a clear cost.

Project 2025 Policy Matches

This bill shows semantic similarity to the following sections of the Project 2025 policy document.AI-enhanced analysis provides detailed alignment ratings.

Department of Homeland Security

Weak
Vector: 72%
Pages: 183-185AI Enhanced

AI Analysis:

"The bill focuses on limiting excessive force and promoting de-escalation in immigration enforcement, which contrasts with Project 2025's emphasis on expanding detention, restricting parole and work authorization, and increasing enforcement aggressiveness. While both address immigration enforcement, their core objectives are divergent—one prioritizes civil rights and restraint, the other prioritizes deterrence and operational expansion."

Key themes:immigration enforcementDepartment of Homeland Securityuse of forcedetention policyenforcement accountability

— 151 — Department of Homeland Security l Employment authorization. Along with the legislative proposal, take regulatory action to limit the classes of aliens eligible for work authorization. Executive Orders l Pathways for border crossers 1. Direct the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security to reinstate Asylum Cooperative Agreements with Northern Triangle Countries immediately. 2. Recommence negotiations with Mexico to fully implement the Remain in Mexico Protocols. 3. Reinstate, to the extent possible, expedited pathways with full credible fear/immigration court process (PACR and HARP). 4. Prohibit the use of Notices to Report, the use of any funds for travel into the interior of the United States, and government flights or transportation for aliens. 5. Mandate that ICE use all detention space in full compliance with Section 235 of the INA, issue weekly reports on detention capacity, and provide authority for low-level temporary capacity (for example, tents) once permanent space is full. 6. Eliminate the use of ATD for border crossers except in rare cases and only with the explicit authority of the Secretary. 7. Prohibit the use of parole except in matters that are certified by the Secretary of Homeland Security as requiring action for humanitarian or significant public benefit reasons, and prohibit the use of parole in any categorical circumstance. l Enforcement 1. Restrict prosecutorial discretion to eliminate it as a “catch-all” excuse for limiting immigration enforcement. 2. Mandate the use of E-Verify for anyone doing business with the government. — 152 — Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise 3. Designate USCIS as Intelligence Community–adjacent, ensuring that it has access to national security and law enforcement databases. 4. Rescind all memoranda limiting enforcement of immigration laws including those identifying sensitive zones. 5. End ICE’s widespread use of termination and administrative closure of cases in immigration court. l Averting or curtailing a mass migration event 1. Provide that whenever the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that an actual or anticipated mass migration of aliens en route to or arriving off the coast of the U.S. presents urgent circumstances requiring an immediate federal response, the Secretary may make, subject to the approval of the President, rules and regulations prohibiting in whole or in part the introduction of persons from such countries or places as he or she shall designate in order to avert or curtail such mass migration and for such period of time as is deemed necessary, including through the expulsion of such aliens. Such rule and regulation making shall not be subject to the requirements of the Administrative Procedures Act. 2. Provide that notwithstanding any other provision of law, when the Secretary makes such a determination and then promulgates, subject to the approval of the President, such rules and regulations, the Secretary shall have the authority to waive all legal requirements of Title 8 that the Secretary, in his or her sole discretion, determines are necessary to avert or curtail the mass migration. Subregulatory Matters l USCIS priorities/structural changes 1. Ensure that focus is returned to vetting, base eligibility of applicants, and fraud detection. 2. Realign the Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate (FDNS) to ensure agencywide consistency on implementation of fraud detection and vetting policies. 3. Review and repeal any internal agency memo that is inconsistent with the priorities described in this chapter.

Department of Homeland Security

Weak
Vector: 69%
Pages: 183-185AI Enhanced

AI Analysis:

"The bill focuses on limiting excessive force and promoting de-escalation in immigration enforcement, which contrasts with Project 2025's emphasis on expanding enforcement authority, restricting prosecutorial discretion, and increasing detention and cooperation with state/local law enforcement. While both address immigration enforcement, their core objectives are largely opposed."

Key themes:immigration enforcementfederal immigration personnelDepartment of Homeland Security

— 150 — Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise 1. Congress should unequivocally authorize state and local law enforcement to participate in immigration and border security actions in compliance with Arizona v. United States.11 2. Congress should require compliance with immigration detainers to the maximum extent consistent with the Tenth Amendment and set financial disincentives for jurisdictions that implement either official or unofficial sanctuary policies. l Prosecutorial discretion. Congress should restrict the authority for prosecutorial discretion to eliminate it as a “catch-all” excuse for limiting immigration enforcement. l Mandatory detention. Congress should eliminate ambiguous discretionary language in Title 8 that aliens “may” be detained and clarify that aliens “shall” be detained. This language, which contrasts with other “shall detain” language in statute, creates unhelpful ambiguity and allows the executive branch to ignore the will of Congress. Regulations l Withdraw Biden Administration regulations and reissue new regulations in the following areas: 1. Credible Fear/Asylum Jurisdiction for Border Crossers. 2. Public Charge. l T-Visa and U-Visa reform. Unless and until T and U visas are repealed, each program needs to be reformed to ensure that only legitimate victims of trafficking and crimes who are actively providing significant material assistance to law enforcement are eligible for spots in the queue. l Repeal TPS designations. l H-1B reform. Transform the program into an elite mechanism exclusively to bring in the “best and brightest” at the highest wages while simultaneously ensuring that U.S. workers are not being disadvantaged by the program. H-1B is a means only to supplement the U.S. economy and to keep companies competitive, not to depress U.S. labor markets artificially in certain industries. — 151 — Department of Homeland Security l Employment authorization. Along with the legislative proposal, take regulatory action to limit the classes of aliens eligible for work authorization. Executive Orders l Pathways for border crossers 1. Direct the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security to reinstate Asylum Cooperative Agreements with Northern Triangle Countries immediately. 2. Recommence negotiations with Mexico to fully implement the Remain in Mexico Protocols. 3. Reinstate, to the extent possible, expedited pathways with full credible fear/immigration court process (PACR and HARP). 4. Prohibit the use of Notices to Report, the use of any funds for travel into the interior of the United States, and government flights or transportation for aliens. 5. Mandate that ICE use all detention space in full compliance with Section 235 of the INA, issue weekly reports on detention capacity, and provide authority for low-level temporary capacity (for example, tents) once permanent space is full. 6. Eliminate the use of ATD for border crossers except in rare cases and only with the explicit authority of the Secretary. 7. Prohibit the use of parole except in matters that are certified by the Secretary of Homeland Security as requiring action for humanitarian or significant public benefit reasons, and prohibit the use of parole in any categorical circumstance. l Enforcement 1. Restrict prosecutorial discretion to eliminate it as a “catch-all” excuse for limiting immigration enforcement. 2. Mandate the use of E-Verify for anyone doing business with the government.

Department of Homeland Security

Weak
Vector: 68%
Pages: 174-176AI Enhanced

AI Analysis:

"The bill seeks to restrict and increase accountability for ICE use of force, whereas Project 2025 advocates for expanding aggressive ICE enforcement and reducing constraints; they share the topic of ICE immigration enforcement but pursue opposing objectives."

Key themes:ICE enforcementimmigration policyuse of forceaccountability

— 141 — Department of Homeland Security enforcement. To return ICE to its primary mission, any new Administration that wishes to restore the rule of law to our immigration enforcement efforts should: l Order ICE to stop closing out pending immigration cases and apply the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) as written by Congress.3 The Biden Administration closed out tens of thousands of immigration cases that had already been prepared and were slated for expedited removal processing or hearings before the U.S. Immigration Court. This misguided action constituted an egregious example of lawlessness that allowed thousands of illegal aliens and other immigration violators to go free in the United States. l Direct ICE to stop ignoring criminal aliens identified through the 287(g) program.4 Ultimately, Congress should prevent ICE from ignoring criminal aliens identified by local law enforcement agencies that are partners in the 287(g) program. However, before congressional action, ICE should be directed to take custody of all aliens with records for felonies, crimes of violence, DUIs, previous removals, and any other crime that is considered a national security or public safety threat as defined under current laws. l Eliminate T and U visas. Victimization should not be a basis for an immigration benefit. If an alien who was a trafficking or crime victim is actively and significantly cooperating with law enforcement as a witness, the S visa is already available and should be used. Pending elimination of the T and U visas, the Secretary should significantly restrict eligibility for each visa to prevent fraud. l Issue clear guidance regarding detention and bond for aliens. Thousands of illegal aliens are allowed to bond out of immigration detention only to disappear into the interior of the United States where many commit crimes and many others disappear, never to be heard from again. This occurs primarily because of poorly worded bond regulations, contradictory bond policy memoranda, and poor practices for managing released aliens and the Alternatives to Detention (ATD) Program, which requires significant reform. l Prioritize national security in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP). ICE should end its current cozy deference to educational institutions and remove security risks from the program. This requires working with the Department of State to eliminate or significantly reduce the number of visas issued to foreign students from enemy nations. — 142 — Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise Most of the foregoing can be accomplished rapidly and effectively through exec- utive action that is both lawful and appropriate. Additionally, ICE should clarify who is responsible for enforcing its criminal and civil authorities. It should also remove self-imposed limitations on its nationwide jurisdiction. l Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agents in the 1811 series should enforce Title 8 and 18 crimes as the biggest part of their portfolio. Alien smuggling, trafficking, and cross-border crime as defined under Title 85 and Title 186 should be the focus of ICE operations. l The role of ICE Deportation Officers should be clarified. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) should be identified as being primarily responsible for enforcing civil immigration regulations, including the civil arrest, detention, and removal of immigration violators anywhere in the United States, without warrant where appropriate, subject only to the civil warrant requirements of the INA where appropriate. l All ICE memoranda identifying “sensitive zones” where ICE personnel are prohibited from operating should be rescinded. Rely on the good judgment of officers in the field to avoid inappropriate situations. l To maximize the efficient use of its resources, ICE should make full use of existing Expedited Removal (ER) authorities. The agency has limited the use of ER to eligible aliens apprehended within 100 miles of the border. This is not a statutory requirement. New Policies U.S. national security and public safety interests would be well-served if ICE were to be combined with CBP and USCIS, as mentioned above. Additionally, ICE/ HSI, along with CBP, should be full participants in the Intelligence Community. The use of Blackies Warrants should be operationalized within ICE. These civil search warrants are commonly used for worksite enforcement when agents have probable cause that illegal aliens are employed at a business. This would stream- line investigations. Safeguarding Americans will require not just securing the border, but con- tinuous vetting and investigations of many aliens who exploited President Biden’s open border for potentially nefarious purposes, including some Afghan evacuees sent directly to the U.S. during America’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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Policy matches are calculated using a hybrid approach: initial candidates are found using semantic similarity between bill summaries and Project 2025 policy text, then an AI model (Llama 3.1 70B) provides detailed alignment ratings and analysis. Ratings range from 1 (minimal alignment) to 5 (very strong alignment). This analysis does not imply direct causation or intent.

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