HR8727-119

In Committee

No Illegal Captivity and Extensions Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced May 11, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, No Illegal Captivity and Extensions Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Criminal Justice, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HB2B1DD60ED1941AE812BC3E5E61CA65C: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Illegal Captivity and Extensions Act of 2026 or as the NICE Act of 2026.
  • Section H70C43416DF364FD29A7BA85D194C5CE6: 2. Elimination of immigration detainers Section 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (3). Section 287...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, No Illegal Captivity and Extensions Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Immigration, Criminal Justice, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, No Illegal Captivity and Extensions Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Policy Domains

Immigration Criminal Justice Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
May 11, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

May 11, 2026

Introduced in House

May 11, 2026

Mr. Frost (for himself, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Ansari, …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Immigration Criminal Justice Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

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