Democrats introduce bill to protect LGBTQ illegal immigrants from detention.

Dozens of Democrats in the House and Senate introduced the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, which seeks to make it harder to hold illegal aliens in custody if they qualify as a "vulnerable person," such as those who are gay, lesbian or transgender, who don’t speak English, or who meet other definitions of the term under the bill. The legislation would bar the use of private detention facilities and make sure government-run facilities meet minimum standards as defined by the American Bar Association. The bill goes further by seeking to exempt several groups of illegal aliens from any detention at all, including those who are a victim of or witness to a crime, anyone with a workplace claim, and those with a "serious mental or physical illness or disability."