Defines sanctuary jurisdictions broadly as those limiting information-sharing or detainer compliance with federal immigration authorities (with a narrow victim/witness exception), and bars them from receiving community development block grants, so more immigration enforcement.
the term `sanctuary jurisdiction' means any 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-- (i) 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 (ii) 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, 1357) to comply
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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
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2025-06-12: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill expands immigration enforcement by creating a broad statutory definition of sanctuary jurisdictions that includes limits on sharing immigration-status information or honoring ICE detainers, then conditioning eligibility for federal community development block grants on not being (or becoming) such a jurisdiction. This incentivizes cooperation with federal immigration authorities and discourages sanctuary policies. The narrow exception for victims/witnesses does not change the overall direction.