Contact Congress about H.R. 5007: To direct the Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to report on information about arrests made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

ICE would have to publish new public reports every three months on arrests, detention, and deportations. The reports would show criminal-conviction rates and ICE threat levels. The bill adds reporting only, not new enforcement powers.

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To direct the Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to report on information about arrests made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Latest action on H.R. 5007: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people who track or feel the effects of immigration enforcement. ICE would have to do the reporting work. Lawmakers, reporters, researchers, advocacy groups, and local communities would get more regular public data about who ICE is arresting, holding, and deporting. Noncitizens in ICE actions would not face new legal penalties under this bill, but their cases would be counted in these public summaries.

Why this matters: This bill matters because it would make ICE's enforcement numbers easier for the public to see and track over time. People could get regular counts of arrests, detention, and deportations instead of relying only on occasional agency updates. The threat-level breakdowns could also shape public debate by showing how many people had more serious records, less serious records, or no listed threat level. The bill does not say how the data must be used, so the practical effect would depend on how lawmakers, communities, and watchdogs use the reports.

Key provisions in H.R. 5007

• ICE would have to start these reports within 30 days after the law takes effect. After that, it would post a new report every quarter.
• Each report would show three totals from the last quarter. Those are ICE arrests, people held in Department of Homeland Security custody, and deportations.
• ICE would also have to show how many people in each total had any criminal conviction. That includes convictions under state law or federal law.
• The reports would sort people into four groups. Those groups are ICE Threat Level 1, 2, 3, and people who do not fit any threat level.
• Threat Level 1 would cover noncitizens with the most serious records in this bill. That includes an aggravated felony under immigration law, or two or more convictions each punishable by more than one year in prison.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 5007

What is H.R. 5007?

ICE would have to publish new public reports every three months on arrests, detention, and deportations. The reports would show criminal-conviction rates and ICE threat levels. The bill adds reporting only, not new enforcement powers.

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