Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025
S. 634119th Congress

Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025

Introduced in the SenateSen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)16 sections · 1 min read
Version: is · Apr 20, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025.

Section 2. Prohibition against unlawful detention

Section 4001 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and

(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:

(1) Definition

In this subsection, the term protected characteristic includes each of the following:

(A) Race.

(B) Ethnicity.

(C) National origin.

(D) Religion.

(E) Sex.

(F) Gender identity.

(G) Sexual orientation.

(H) Disability.

(I) Any additional characteristic that the Attorney General determines to be a protected characteristic.

(2) Prohibition

No individual may be imprisoned or otherwise detained based solely on an actual or perceived protected characteristic of the individual.

(3) Rule of construction

Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to allow the Attorney General to remove a characteristic described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of paragraph (1).

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