Sec. 4. Standards for department of homeland security detention facilities
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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, by regulation, establish detention standards for each facility at which aliens in the custody of the Department are detained. The standards established under subsection
(a)shall provide, at a minimum, the level of protections for detainees described in the American Bar Association’s Civil Immigration Detention Standards (adopted in August 2012, and as modified in August 2014). Not less frequently than biennially, the Secretary shall review and update such standards, as appropriate.