Bill would ban immigration arrests at school bus stops.
S. 5435 — A bill to prohibit immigration enforcement actions at school bus stops for children. · Filed by Christopher Murphy (D-CT) · Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill stops Department of Homeland Security agents from making arrests at school bus stops. It stops them from detaining people there where children wait. It creates a safe zone around bus stops. The bill does not change other immigration laws.
Who it affects
Children waiting for school buses would be protected from immigration enforcement. Families with members facing immigration enforcement would be affected. Department of Homeland Security agents must follow this rule.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say what counts as a school bus stop. This may cause questions about where the rule applies.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 17, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 17, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- immigration enforcement — When government agents arrest or detain people for breaking immigration laws.
- Department of Homeland Security — The federal agency that handles immigration and border control.
- school bus stop — The place where children wait to get on a school bus.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (865 characters) on Oct 3, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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