,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fadi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ai1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,lieu 7for himself1 ,ms4      
,jacobs1 and ,mr4 ,espaillat7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to make constituent services   
available to detainees in immigration   
detention centers4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,fairness
 and ,access for ,immigrant ,rights ,act
 or the ,,fair ,act4  #b4 ,constituent  
services for detainees  7a7 ,in general 
,section #bcf of the ,immigration and   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbf7  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7g7 ,constituent services   
7#a7 ,request to detention center ,not  
later than #ij days after the date of   
enactment of this subsection1 any       
individual detained pursuant to the     
authority under this section1 or any    
other provision in this ,act1 shall have
 access to the ,department's ,privacy   

,waiver ,authorizing ,disclosure to a   
,third ,party1 ,,ice ,form #fj-jja1 or  
any successor form1 as well as a        
,congressional ,privacy ,release ,form  
upon written request1 including in the  
language spoken by the detainee1 of the 
detainee to the detention center4  7#b7 
,notice to detainee ,not later than #bd 
hours after arriving at the facility1   
the detention center shall provide to   
each detained alien the ,,ice ,national 
,detainee ,handbook1 along with the     
handbook from the specific facility they
 are being held4 ,the ,handbook should  
be available in the language spoken by  
the detainee4 ,if not available in such 
language1 any information in the        
handbook must be orally interpreted for 
the detainee through a professional     
interpreter1 at the request of the      
detainee4 ,the ,national ,detainee      
,handbook shall have a section titled   
,congressional ,constituent ,services   
with information on the availability of 
constituent services1 the ability to    

access the ,law ,library at the facility
 to access a ,department's ,privacy     
,waiver ,authorizing ,disclosure to a   
,third ,party1 ,,ice ,form #fj-jja1 or  
any successor form1 ,congressional      
,privacy ,release ,form1 how to send it 
to their ,member of ,congress or a      
third-party individual assisting with   
their case1 and the process described in
 paragraph 7#e7 for filing a complaint  
for failure to receive such services4   
7#c7 ,notice to congressional office    
,not later than #g days after a request 
is submitted pursuant to paragraph 7#a71
 an employee of the detention center in 
which the detainee is detained shall    
electronically submit a written notice  
to the congressional office that a      
detainee is seeking to receive          
constituent services as well as a copy  
of a ,privacy ,release from the         
appropriate congressional office4  7#d7 
,printing1 copying1 and correspondence  
,a detention center shall permit a      
detainee to access a computer1 email1   

printing1 and copying privileges1 along 
with writing implements and paper to    
facilitate continued communication with 
their congressional office or other     
third-party individuals assisting with  
their case throughout the casework      
process4  7#e7 ,enforcement  7,a7 ,in   
general ,if a detention center fails to 
provide the detainee access to a        
,department's ,privacy ,waiver          
,authorizing ,disclosure to a ,third    
,party1 ,,ice ,form #fj-jja1 or any     
successor form1 or the ,congressional   
,privacy ,release form1 within #cj days 
after requesting it1 or is found to be  
in violation of any provision of this   
,act1 a detainee1 or third-party        
individual-- 7i7 may submit a complaint 
to the detention center through such    
complaint or grievance process as the   
detention center may establish2 or  7ii7
 may bring a civil action against the   
agency which engaged in that violation  
in an appropriate ,united ,states       
district court to recover such relief as

 may be appropriate from4  7,b7         
,language ,a detention center shall give
 a detainee access to an interpreter for
 the purpose of completing and          
submitting a complaint under            
subparagraph 7,a7 if the form is not    
available in the language they speak4   
7#f7 ,congressional office defined ,in  
this subsection1 the term congressional 
office means the congressional office   
for the congressional district in which 
the last known residence of the detainee
 was located1 or the residence of the   
requesting third-party4  4  7b7         
,regulations ,the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security shall issue a rule  
implementing the amendment made by      
subsection 7a7 not later than #ahj days 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  7c7 ,notice ,not later than #bgj 
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland      
,security shall submit written notice to
 each immigration detention center of   
the rules with respect to the ability to

 access ,congressional constituent      
services and the complaint process for  
detainees4  7d7 ,effective date ,the    
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
take effect #ij days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act4