To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take certain actions before constructing a facility for purposes of detaining any person under the immigration laws, and for other purposes.

HR10259 was introduced on 2026-09-03 by Rep. Escobar (D-TX) and referred to the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Armed Services Committees. The bill mandates the Secretary of Homeland Security obtain certain approvals prior to constructing any immigration detention facility. The bill is at the earliest legislative stage with no committee hearings or companion legislation. It does not authorize or appropriate any specific funding amount. Because the mechanism is a procedural precondition on construction rather than a funding directive, there is no money trail for defense infrastructure contractors, construction companies, or facility operators. The sole sponsor is a junior member (non-committee chair), and zero cosponsors signal limited coalition support. Immigration-detention construction is a federal contracting opportunity only if appropriations follow, but this bill only restricts such construction until procedural steps are met. No actual procurement authority is created. There is no convergence with any other known procurement, policy signal, or presidential action in this data. Legislative path: must clear three committees, then House floor, Senate, and presidential signature — a multi-year trajectory with high failure probability in the 119th Congress.