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This bill, the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2019, aims to establish standards for facilities where immigrants in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are detained. It requires the DHS Secretary to create detention standards based on the American Bar Association's Civil Immigration Detention Standards, and mandates periodic unannounced inspections of these facilities by the DHS Inspector General. The bill also imposes penalties for facilities that fail to comply with the standards, including fines and contract terminations. Additionally, it requires the DHS to provide public information about its detention facilities and implement an online detainee locator system. The bill seeks to phase out the use of private detention facilities and prohibits the detention of children by DHS. It also establishes new procedures for determining custody of detained immigrants, including a presumption of release and limitations on the use of detention.

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