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This bill, titled the "Respect for Local Communities Act," prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from building, buying, improving, or running any new processing site or detention center for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) without first following specific steps. These steps include publishing a public notice in the Federal Register that allows for at least 30 days of public comments, detailing the project's scope, outlining the agency's due diligence regarding immigration detention standards and environmental rules, and providing an economic impact analysis and engineering review covering waste, water, and electricity. After considering public feedback, the head of the relevant federal agency must get a signed agreement from local officials, defined as the mayor or equivalent and a majority of the local legislative body, as well as the State Governor, authorizing the activity. Finally, Congress must be given at least 30 days' advance notice through a report to specific committees in both the Senate and House of Representatives, which must include a copy of the signed agreement. A "new processing site or detention center" refers to any facility used by ICE to temporarily hold individuals during immigration removal processes, including those under the Detention Reengineering Initiative, starting from the bill's enactment date.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3894/all-info