1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2019”.
Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2019
A BILL
To ensure due process protections of individuals in the United States against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic.
2. Prohibition against unlawful detention
Section 4001 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
“(b) Prohibition on detention based on protected characteristics
“(1) In general—No individual may be imprisoned or otherwise detained based solely on an actual or perceived protected characteristic of the individual.
“(2) Definition—In this subsection, the term “protected characteristic” includes each of the following:
“(A) Race.
“(B) Ethnicity.
“(C) National origin.
“(D) Religion.
“(E) Sex.
“(F) Gender identity.
“(G) Sexual orientation.
“(H) Disability.
“(I) Any additional characteristic that the Attorney General determines to be a protected characteristic.
“(3) Rule of construction—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to allow the Attorney General to remove a characteristic described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of paragraph (2) from the definition of the term “protected characteristic” under this subsection.”