Denies federal tax-exempt status to bonds issued by jurisdictions with policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities on data-sharing or detainers, so less incentive for sanctuary policies and more immigration enforcement.
The term `sanctuary jurisdiction' means a State or political subdivision of a State that has in effect a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts any government entity or official from-- (A) sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging with any Federal, State, or local government entity information regarding the citizenship or immigration status (lawful or unlawful) of any individual, or (B) complying with a request lawfully made by the Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357) to comply
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Denies federal tax-exempt status to bonds issued by jurisdictions that prohibit or restrict compliance with federal detainer requests or immigration data-sharing, incentivizing greater state and local cooperation with ICE and expanding immigration enforcement.
prohibits or restricts any government entity or official from-- (A) sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging with any Federal, State, or local government entity information regarding the citizenship or immigration status (lawful or unlawful) of any individual, or (B) complying with a request lawfully made by the Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual.
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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
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2025-03-05: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill defines sanctuary jurisdictions based on limits to immigration data-sharing and detainer compliance, then denies them tax-exempt bond status to discourage such policies. This expands immigration enforcement by penalizing non-cooperation with federal authorities; no other listed topics are substantively addressed.