No PREJUDICE Act
H.R. 10011119th Congress

No PREJUDICE Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25)9 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Jul 30, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Person’s Race, Ethnicity, Job, or Use of Dialect or Inflection is Cause for Enforcement Act or the No PREJUDICE Act.

(a) Limitation on use of Federal funds

No officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security, or a person acting under the authority of the Department of Homeland Security, may seize, detain, or arrest an individual, or subject an individual to routine or spontaneous investigatory activities on the basis of any of the following, or any combination thereof:

(1) The actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or ethnicity of the individual.

(2) The presence of that individual at a location associated with the recruitment or transportation of individuals for informal or temporary employment, including bus stops, car washes, or agricultural sites.

(3) Participation by that individual in a particular hobby, leisure activity, job, or career.

(4) The use of Spanish or any language other than English, or the use of English with an accent, by that individual.

(1) Request for hearing

An alien who in removal proceedings under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) may request a hearing in the appropriate district court of the United States to determine whether the prohibition under subsection (a) was violated with respect to the alien.

(2) Dismissal

If the district judge determines that the prohibition under subsection (a) was violated with respect to the alien, the judge shall dismiss the removal proceedings against the alien.

(3) Remand

If the district judge determines that the prohibition under subsection (a) was not violated with respect to the alien, the judge shall remand the case to the immigration court for further removal proceedings.

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