119-S634

Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 634

1. Short title
2. Prohibition against unlawful detention

1. Short title

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


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) Prohibition on detention based on protected characteristics - by inserting after subsection (a) the following:

(b) Prohibition on detention based on protected characteristics

(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).