Prohibits issuance of F and M student visas to schools located in jurisdictions that obstruct immigration enforcement (e.g. by limiting ICE detainers or access), so fewer student visas are available in sanctuary areas and more pressure on jurisdictions to cooperate with federal immigration officers.
The prohibition under subparagraphs (B) and (C) do not apply for a fiscal year in the case of a State or unit of local government identified as a sanctuary jurisdiction if the Secretary of Homeland Security thereafter determines that such State or unit of local government is no longer a sanctuary jurisdiction and submits a report to Congress to that effect.
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Defines sanctuary jurisdictions by practices such as refusing to comply with ICE detainers, imposing conditions on compliance, denying ICE access to incarcerated aliens, or impeding information exchanges with federal officers, and withholds student visas from schools in such places until compliance,
For purposes of this paragraph, the term `sanctuary jurisdiction' means any State or unit of local government that has laws, ordinances, regulations, resolutions, policies, or other practices that obstruct immigration enforcement and shield criminals from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including by-- (i) refusing to or prohibiting agencies from complying with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers;
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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
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2025-05-07: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a new restriction on F and M student visas for educational institutions located in sanctuary jurisdictions, which are explicitly defined by their limits on cooperation with ICE detainers, access, and information sharing. This withholds a federal benefit (student visas) from non-cooperating jurisdictions until they cease those practices, thereby expanding the scope of state/local immigration enforcement.