Defines sanctuary jurisdictions broadly and bars them from receiving federal community development block grants, so less local non-cooperation with federal 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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Immigration enforcementstate federal cooperationAI label
Requires that grantees of community development block grants not prohibit or restrict sharing immigration-status information with federal authorities or honoring ICE detainers (with a narrow victim/witness exception), so more state and local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
the grantee is not a sanctuary jurisdiction and will not become a sanctuary jurisdiction during the period for which the grantee receives a grant under this title
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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
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2025-06-12: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill expands immigration enforcement by creating a broad statutory definition of sanctuary jurisdiction that includes limits on information-sharing or detainer compliance, then conditions eligibility for federal community development block grants on not being or becoming such a jurisdiction (with a narrow carve-out for victims/witnesses). This incentivizes greater state and local cooperation with federal immigration authorities. No provisions address firearms, transgender issues, or abortion.