H.R. 8494 — To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing, any contract or intergovernmental service agreement to establish or operate any new immigration detention model, including the use of warehouses, modular facilities, soft-sided structures, tent systems, and processing centers.

H.R. 8494 — To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing, any contract or intergovernmental service agreement to establish or operate any new immigration detention model, including the use of warehouses, modular facilities, soft-sided structures, tent systems, and processing centers. | JustPolicyThe purpose of this legislation is to prevent the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from creating or expanding any new types of immigration detention facilities. This includes a ban on using warehouses, modular buildings, tents, and other temporary structures for detaining immigrants. The goal is to stop the planned investment of significant federal funds into these facilities, which the sponsors of the bill argue would replicate past human rights violations and lead to harmful conditions for detainees.