Creates large grant funds for states and localities to conduct border barrier construction, surveillance, apprehension of unlawfully present aliens, intelligence gathering, prosecution of crimes by aliens, detention, and transport, so more state and local immigration enforcement.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the Fund for grants to eligible States, State agencies, including National Guard units, and units of local government for any of the following purposes: (1) Construction or installation of a border wall, border fencing, or other barriers or buoys along the southern border of the United States
Creates a dedicated fund with billions in appropriations for grants to states and localities to cover costs of temporarily detaining aliens, transporting them, and related facility, personnel, and logistics operations, so more state and local immigration detention and transport.
(5) Temporarily detaining aliens, including costs related to facility operations, personnel, and health and safety related services. (6) Transporting aliens described in paragraph (1) to locations related to their apprehension, detention, and prosecution.
Authorizes grants for locating and apprehending unlawfully present aliens, intelligence gathering to counter gang activity, investigating and prosecuting crimes committed by aliens, and drug and human trafficking crimes tied to border activity, so more state and local immigration enforcement and use
(1) Locating and apprehending aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States or have committed a crime under Federal, State, or local law. (3) Investigating and prosecuting crimes committed by aliens and drug and human trafficking crimes.
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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
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2025-05-16: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates two multi-billion-dollar grant funds explicitly for state, local, and National Guard use on southern border wall/fencing construction, ground preparation, surveillance to interdict unlawful entry, relocation of unlawfully present aliens, apprehension, intelligence, prosecution of alien crimes and trafficking, detention, transport, and law-enforcement support. All provisions expand the scope of state and local immigration enforcement activities through direct federal funding and retroactive eligibility for related expenditures since 2021.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
2025-05-15
Libra
Introduced in House
2025-05-15
Libra
Introduced in House
2025-05-15
House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-05-15
House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.