Overview
- Rep. Shri Thanedar of Michigan introduced HR 7123 on January 15, and the bill was referred to the House Judiciary, Homeland Security and Ways and Means committees.
- Thanedar’s summary says the proposal would halt funding for duties delegated to the ICE director upon enactment, rescind unused funds, and transfer ICE assets and liabilities to DHS, led by Secretary Kristi Noem.
- ICE would be formally dissolved 90 days after the law takes effect, with immigration enforcement, investigative and removal functions reassigned to other federal agencies.
- The sponsor cites aggressive raid tactics, deaths in custody and mistaken arrests, including 32 deaths in 2025, 170 wrongful detentions of U.S. citizens, and data that 70% of those detained in 2025 mass raids had no criminal record.
- The full negotiated text has not been released, communities are intensely debating the proposal, and passage would still require approval by both chambers and President Donald Trump’s signature.