Creates federal criminal penalties for state and local officials who prohibit, limit, or restrict compliance with DHS requests for advance notice of releasing criminal aliens, so more immigration enforcement.
It shall be unlawful for any responsible executive official of a State or unit of local government, acting under color of law, to knowingly prohibit, limit, or restrict compliance with any formal request under the immigration laws by the Department of Homeland Security for reasonable advance notice regarding the release of a criminal alien, including through establishing, directing, implementing, or enforcing any pertinent law, regulation, policy, practice, or action.
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Creates federal criminal penalties for state and local officials who prohibit, limit, or restrict compliance with DHS requests for advance notice of releasing criminal aliens, so more immigration enforcement.
It shall be unlawful for any responsible executive official of a State or unit of local government, acting under color of law, to knowingly prohibit, limit, or restrict compliance with any formal request under the immigration laws by the Department of Homeland Security for reasonable advance notice regarding the release of a criminal alien, including through establishing, directing, implementing, or enforcing any pertinent law, regulation, policy, practice, or action.
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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
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2026-02-20: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a new federal crime specifically targeting state and local officials (including through their policies or laws) who interfere with DHS/ICE requests for notice before releasing criminal aliens from custody. This directly bans sanctuary-style non-cooperation policies on detainer notifications and imposes prison time scaled to the underlying offense, expanding both state-federal cooperation and immigration enforcement overall.