Empowering Immigration Courts Act

This bill amends immigration court procedures to change how contempt sanctions are handled. It replaces the current requirement for the Attorney General to prescribe contempt penalties with a reference to 18 U.S.C. § 401, allowing immigration judges to impose fines under federal criminal law standards for contempt of court. The change directly affects immigration judges and individuals appearing in immigration court by altering the legal basis for enforcing courtroom order. The bill makes a technical procedural update to the law without changing substantive immigration policy.