Restores free phone calls for people in immigration detention to talk to family and lawyers.
This bill would bring back free phone services for people held in immigration detention. It would let them call family and talk to lawyers without charge. This changes the current situation where a similar program ended due to lack of money, making it harder for detainees to connect with the outside world.
Today, a program that offered up to 520 free phone minutes per month for people in immigration detention has ended due to a lack of funding, making it difficult for many to connect with family or lawyers. If this bill becomes law, people in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security would receive at least one 10-minute call to family upon arrival, at least 200 free minutes each month for family calls, and unlimited free and private calls to legal counsel and various government offices, all paid for by the federal government.
HR 5941 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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