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WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, the Congressional Progressive Caucus endorsed ten bills aimed at reining in many of the worst abuses involved in Donald Trump’s reckless immigration policies.

Among other things, the bills would bar ICE from detaining and deporting US Citizens, prohibit raids at hospitals, schools, and churches, and prevent ICE officers from wearing masks or impersonating police. A full summary of all bills is available at the end of this release.

“Trump promised to go after ‘bad guys,’ but instead is rounding up U.S. citizens, separating families, and deporting working people who have done nothing wrong,” said Representative Greg Casar, Chair of the Progressive Caucus. “With these proposals, Democrats are ready to go on offense and hold Republicans accountable for the recklessness and cruelty of the Trump administration’s policies.”

"This bold legislative package brings transparency, accountability, and humanity to our immigration enforcement system,” said Representative Adriano Espaillat, Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. “These ten bills reflect the urgent need to rein in abuses, end anonymity in enforcement, and uphold the dignity of all people. I’m especially proud that my bill, the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, stands among these efforts to ensure schools, hospitals, and places of worship remain safe from intimidation and fear. I am proud to work alongside my colleagues in the Progressive Caucus to build on our oversight campaign and continue advancing reforms that restore trust, protect civil rights, and ensure our immigration system reflects the best of our values."

“Trump’s immigration enforcement is out of control, said Representative Pramila Jayapal, CPC Chair Emerita and Ranking Member on the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee.” His agents have been kidnapping families off the street, tearing parents from their children, and going after anyone who stands in the way of their extreme tactics. We need to do everything in our power to stand up for immigrants and fight for humane immigration reform in this time of incredible cruelty and fear. This slate of bills from the CPC would rein in Trump’s cruel, authoritarian tactics that are terrorizing people of all statuses.”

The endorsement announcement comes amid growing public backlash to Trump’s immigration policies. According to new polling from Data for Progress, all of the bills win the support of the majority of Americans. Previously, CPC partnered with Way to Win on a polling project showing that informing Americans about Trump’s abuses made them more likely to oppose Trump’s immigration policies.

On Wednesday, Casar will join Way to Win President Tory Gavito and Voto Latino President Maria Teresa Kumar for a press call announcing the endorsements.

A list of the bills and a description of their contents follows.

IMMIGRATION OFFICER IDENTIFICATION

H.R. 4176 - No Secret Police Act (Bill Text)

Lead Sponsor: Rep. Goldman | Co-Lead: Espaillat 

The No Secret Police Act requires DHS officers and agents engaged in immigration enforcement to clearly identify themselves by wearing visible insignia and specifying the agency they work for (e.g., ICE, CBP) during detentions and arrests. It also bans the use of face coverings or non-tactical masks that conceal officers’ identities. The bill also mandates DHS to report its policies on the use of tactical gear to Congress and to research the ways to improve the visibility of officers’ identification under various conditions such as weather and time of day.

H.R. 4843 - Combatting Law Enforcement Anonymity by Requiring Identification Disclosure (CLEAR ID) Act (Bill Text)

Lead Sponsor: Rep. Crockett | Co-Lead: Dexter | Cosponsors: 3 Democrats (H. Johnson, J. Johnson, Norton)

The CLEAR ID Act prohibits DHS from using funds to carry out immigration enforcement by officers who are visibly hiding their identity or refusing to detail which agency they work for within the government. The bill prohibits wearing a mask or facial covering, using an unmarked vehicle, and failing to present a badge or wearing a uniform that represents the agency involved with the enforcement action.

H.R. 4004 - No Anonymity in Immigration Enforcement Act (Bill Text)

Lead Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez

The No Anonymity in Immigration Enforcement Act prohibits ICE agents conducting immigration enforcement from wearing facial coverings and requires that the agents wear a visible identification badge. Exemptions can be made for agents responding to an imminent threat to life or bodily harm, and all exemptions must be documented and reviewed within 48 hours. The bill also requires that any agent who violates these rules are subject to disciplinary action.

H.R. 3172 - ICE Visibility Act (Bill Text)

Lead Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman

The ICE Visibility Act prevents immigration enforcement from being carried out by plainclothes individuals by requiring all immigration officers wear visible and distinct uniforms at all times during enforcement actions. 

H.R. 3828 - Combatting Deceptive Immigration Enforcement Practices Act (Bill Text)

Lead Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez

The Combatting Deceptive Immigration Enforcement Practices Act ensures immigration officers are accurately identified as immigration personnel rather than law enforcement by prohibiting DHS immigration officers (including ICE and CBP) from wearing any clothing, accessories, or items bearing the word “POLICE” while performing immigration enforcement. 

USE OF MILITARY TROOPS

H.R. 4076 - Insurrection Act of 2025 (Bill Text)

Lead Sponsor: Rep. Deluzio

The Insurrection Act of 2025 reforms the Insurrection Act of 1808 by narrowing the criteria for the domestic deployment of military troops for law enforcement purposes, requiring the President to consult with Congress prior to invoking the Insurrection Act, and requiring Congressional approval if the President seeks to exercise the authority for longer than 7 days. The bill also provides for judicial review to ensure individuals, or a state or local government, can bring a civil action if the President’s authority under the insurrection act is misused or abused.

H.R. 5604 - National Guard Proper Use Act (Bill Text)

Lead Sponsor: Rep. Salinas

The National Guard Proper Use Act prevents the National Guard from being used for immigration enforcement purposes and functioning as an extension of ICE. The bill reaffirms and clarifies long-standing prohibitions on the use of national guard and military for domestic law enforcement activities.

IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT CONDUCT

H.R. 4456 - Stop ICE from Kidnapping U.S. Citizens Act (Bill Text)

Lead Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal

The Stop ICE from Kidnapping U.S. Citizens Act makes it explicitly clear that ICE has no authority to detain or deport U.S. citizens by prohibiting the use of funds to carry out immigration enforcement actions to detain a U.S. citizen or transport a U.S. citizen outside the United States.

H.R. 1061 - Protecting Sensitive Locations Act (Bill Text)

Leads Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat

Protecting Sensitive Locations Act codifies protections for immigrants seeking essential services at locations like hospitals, schools, and courthouses. The legislation would prevent ICE agents from carrying out the often disruptive and harmful enforcement actions that Americans have witnessed at such sensitive locations, where Americans access health care, education, justice, and prayer services.

H.R. XXXX - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (Bill Text)

Lead Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal | Co-Lead: Adam Smith

The Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act brings dignity, justice, oversight, and accountability to the detention system by repealing mandatory detention, prohibiting the detention of families and children in family detention, phasing out the use of private detention facilities and jails, and requiring DHS to establish civil detention standards. The bill creates a presumption of release and imposes a higher burden of proof to detain primary caregivers and vulnerable populations. The bill also mandates the DHS Inspector General to conduct unannounced inspections and requires DHS to admit Members of Congress to detention facilities for unannounced inspections.

WASHINGTON — Following a survey of its members, the Congressional Progressive Caucus announced its official position to oppose the current Senate deal to reopen government, which includes no provisions to guarantee affordable healthcare and protect tens of millions of Americans from massive price spikes to their premiums, and imposes no strong guardrails to prevent the Trump Administration from violating appropriations laws. 

“The Senate-passed bill is a betrayal of working people and massively fails to address the urgent needs of the American people,” said CPC Deputy Chair Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05). “The Progressive Caucus stands united in opposing this sham deal. Instead of working toward a fair deal, House Republicans refused to negotiate and abdicated their duty to serve the American people. The Senate-passed bill is morally bankrupt. It is indefensible to allow more than 20 million Americans to see their premiums double and let millions lose their healthcare coverage. Healthcare is a human right, and this bill contradicts that fundamental principle. Make no mistake, people will die from these skyrocketing healthcare costs, paired with Republicans’ brutal Medicaid cuts. 

“It is utterly devastating that working people will pay the price for this inadequate legislation,” Omar continued. “The adoption of this official caucus position by a supermajority of our caucus not only demonstrates our members’ overwhelming opposition to this bill on the House floor, but our shared commitment to continue fighting for universal healthcare and constitutional governance in the face of Trump’s corrupt and authoritarian administration.”

Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, Sept. 30 the Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – including the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) – together with leaders of the Democratic Women's Coalition (DWC), the New Democrat Coalition, the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and the Congressional Equality Caucus (CEC) held a press conference to highlight how Republicans are shutting down the government to safeguard their assault on American health care.

Here are some highlights from the press conference:

"This Republican shutdown is all based on a lie told by Speaker Johnson and Vice President Vance. They incorrectly state undocumented people are eligible for health care subsidies. That is a lie,” said CHC Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat.

“So we are here. They are the majority in the House of Representatives, they are the majority in the Senate, they control the White House and some say they also control the Supreme Court. They have absolute control of government. This shutdown is the Republican shutdown.”

"The Republican assault on health care is unlike anything we have ever seen before. They are single-handedly responsible for the largest cut to Medicaid in U.S. history — a lifeline for 4.5 million Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) — and now they're raising health care premiums for 1.5 million AANHPI adults, just so their billionaire donors can get a tax cut," said CAPAC Chair Rep. Grace Meng. "Democrats have been ready to negotiate a funding bill that protects Americans' health care and keeps the government open, but Republicans are nowhere to be found. They have completely abdicated their responsibility to govern and are barreling our country toward a shutdown. This is a crisis of their own making, and CAPAC will not let AANHPI communities be used as pawns in their political games."

“We are facing a healthcare crisis manufactured by the Republican Party — marked by the largest proposed cuts to Medicaid and Medicare in our nation’s history,” said CBC Chair Rep. Yvette D. Clarke. “Once again, it is Black communities who stand to suffer the most. The Congressional Black Caucus will not support any spending bill that strips healthcare from millions, slashes federal jobs, and drives up the cost of living for working families. And to our Republican colleagues, let me be clear: Enough is enough. Work with us on a bipartisan solution that protects the people — not one that causes maximum harm to the very communities that have long sustained this country.”

“Listen, women work hard and are the key caregivers in their families. When there is a crisis at their house, with their families, what do they do? They stick with it until they solve it. Our country has a health care crisis, and what did Republicans do? They fled town. They do not care about their voters,” said DWC Chair Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández. “And that’s the difference: we see America, every part of America, blue America, red America, rural America, urban America, as part of our family. And so we are going to do everything we can to solve this crisis that our family is facing.”

"We face a dual crisis: costs are too high, and health care is unaffordable. Democrats are fighting to lower costs and protect healthcare,” said New Democrat Coalition Chair Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10). “We’re here, we’re ready, but Republicans are nowhere to be found. Our Republican colleagues need to put the American people above their own extreme agenda, come back to D.C. and work with us to get this done."

“There are more mentions of Donald Trump in the Epstein Files than there are House Republicans in D.C. to keep the government open. Unlike Republicans, House Democrats are willing to stand up and fight to make sure working people can afford health insurance,” said CPC Chair Rep. Greg Casar.

“We are a powerful coalition. We represent America. And we're here to speak with one voice: Republicans created this mess and then fled town, but Democrats are in D.C. working to protect Americans’ healthcare,” said CEC Co-Chair Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL). “As a proud member of the LGBTQI+ community, I am angry yet unsurprised to see Trump attempt to blame this shutdown crisis on trans people. He’s using tactics to get us to rage against each other. The American people know that while Trump is playing games with our lives, Democrats are working to keep the government open and protecting Americans' healthcare.”

WASHINGTON – Today, Deputy Chair of the Progressive Caucus Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05) introduced a War Powers Resolution to terminate unauthorized U.S military hostilities against Venezuela and transnational criminal organizations that the Trump administration has unilaterally designated as foreign terrorist organizations. The resolution follows the administration’s repeated strikes on vessels in the southern Caribbean carried out without congressional authorization or clear legal justification.

Omar, who serves as Chair of CPC’s Peace & Security Taskforce, was joined by CPC Chair Rep. Greg Casar (TX-35) and CPC Whip Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04). CPC Member and Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee Rep. Jim McGovern (MA-02) joined as an original cosponsor.  

“There was no legal justification for the Trump Administration’s military escalation in the Caribbean,” said Rep. Ilhan Omar, Deputy Chair of the Progressive Caucus. “It was not self-defense or authorized by Congress. That is why I am introducing a resolution to terminate hostilities against Venezuela, and against the transnational criminal organizations that the Administration has designated as terrorists this year. All of us should agree that the separation of powers is crucial to our democracy, and that only Congress has the power to declare war.”

“Donald Trump cannot be allowed to drag the United States into another endless war with his reckless actions,” said Rep. Greg Casar, Chair of the Progressive Caucus. “It is illegal for the president to take the country to war without consulting the people's representatives, and Congress must vote now to stop Trump from putting us at further risk.”

“The extrajudicial strike against a vessel in the Caribbean Sea is only the most recent of Trump’s reckless, deadly, and illegal military actions. Now, he’s lawlessly threatening a region already profoundly impacted by the destabilization of U.S. actions,” said Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García, the Whip of the Progressive Caucus. “With this War Powers Resolution, we emphasize the total illegality of his action, and—consistent with overwhelming public opposition to forever war—reclaim Congress’ sole power to authorize military action.”

“The people that I represent are sick and tired of this country being dragged into one endless war after another,” said Rep. Jim McGovern. “Trump’s reckless, unlawful, and extrajudicial strikes were in flagrant violation of both international and U.S. law. And his military escalation in the Caribbean—a region already destabilized by decades of U.S. intervention—threatens to release even more chaos and violence at our doorstep. Only Congress has the power to declare war, and we must stand up for the constitutional separation of powers before it is too late.”

The War Powers Resolution directs the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Venezuela and against transnational criminal organizations unless explicitly authorized by Congress. It makes clear that the President retains the ability to respond to sudden attacks or imminent threats, but stresses that the trafficking of illegal drugs does not itself constitute an armed attack.

For decades, successive administrations of both parties have expanded presidential war powers while Congress has abdicated its constitutional role. Rep. Omar’s resolution reasserts Article I authority, making clear that neither the 2001 nor the 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force provide legal cover for new conflicts in Latin America. It underscores that a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designation, as defined by U.S. law, does not authorize the use of military force, contrary to recent claims from the Trump Administration and some Members of Congress.

"The Trump administration has appointed itself judge, jury, and executioner, in a series of blatantly illegal strikes," said Sara Haghdoosti, Executive Director of Win Without War. "People struggling through the overdose crisis need healthcare, not warfare. We're proud to support Representative Omar's resolution to stop these strikes and we urge her colleagues to join her."

"We abhor the recent unlawful strikes on Venezuelan boats, which have killed more than a dozen people," said Lauren Brownlee, the Friends Committee on National Legislation's Deputy General Secretary. "As Quakers, we share the conviction that all creation has worth and dignity. Those suspected of crimes deserve due process, not summary execution. We are proud to support Congresswoman Omar's War Powers Resolution to end these horrific attacks."  

"It could not be more clear that Americans across the political spectrum do not want to fight and fund another war," said Dylan Williams, Vice President of Center for International Policy Advocacy. "Trump's illegal, extra-judicial killings off the coast of Venezuela are an unauthorized and unconstitutional use of military force that put our servicemembers at risk. Lawmakers have a duty to stand up for their voters and their prerogatives to prevent another unnecessary and costly war of choice." 

"The President is claiming the authority to kill people outside of armed conflict and without due process," said Annie Shiel, US Director for the Center for Civilians in Conflict. "The recent airstrikes in the Caribbean are unlawful executions during peacetime, not war. Rep. Omar's leadership in forcing an end to these unlawful strikes is sorely needed. Everyone else in the House should join her." 

"The Trump administration appears intent on dragging the United States into war with Venezuela. Between the extrajudicial killings of Venezuelan citizens, the threat of drone strikes on Venezuelan soil, and the amassing of military equipment in the region, Trump has given lie to his claims of being 'anti-war' and aligned himself decisively with the neoconservative camp," said Alex Main, Director of International Policy at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. "This follows years of efforts to enact regime change in Venezuela by other means, including through broad economic sanctions that have devastated the Venezuelan economy and fueled a humanitarian crisis, triggering the migration of millions of Venezuelans. We must be clear: a war with Venezuela would be catastrophic for both the people of Venezuela and the United States, while doing nothing to solve the drug crisis in our nation."

“The American people, across the political spectrum, don’t want their tax dollars funding unauthorized regime change wars overseas,” said Erik Sperling, executive director of Just Foreign Policy. “Americans are grateful to Rep. Omar and others in Congress who insist on upholding the Constitution — war must be authorized by Congress after a debate and vote, not unilaterally dictated by the same neocon zealots responsible for peddling one disastrous regime change after another.”