Deems state and local officers complying with ICE detainers to be federal agents with full authority, and provides them federal liability protections and substitution of the United States as defendant, so more cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
A State, a political subdivision of a State, or an officer, employee, or agent of such State or political subdivision that complies with a detainer issued by the Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357)-- (1) shall be deemed to be acting as an agent of the Department of Homeland Security; and (2) with regard to actions taken to comply with the detainer, shall have all authority available to officers and employees of the Department of Homeland Security.
Defines sanctuary jurisdictions as those that prohibit or restrict sharing immigration-status information or complying with ICE detainers (with a narrow victim/witness exception), and makes them ineligible for numerous categories of federal grants, so fewer sanctuary policies.
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-- (1) 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 (2) 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 and 1357) to 1
Requires compliance with ICE detainers by shielding complying jurisdictions from liability and granting them federal-agent status, thereby increasing state and local participation in immigration detention and removal processes.
In any legal proceeding brought against a State, a political subdivision of a State, or an officer, employee, or agent of such State or political subdivision, which challenges the legality of the seizure or detention of an individual pursuant to a detainer issued by the Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357)-- (1) no liability shall lie against the State or political subdivision of a State for actions taken in compliance with the detainer;
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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
Last action
2026-04-16: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill expands immigration enforcement by (1) granting state/local officials federal-agent status and liability protections when they honor ICE detainers, (2) defining sanctuary jurisdictions as those limiting information-sharing or detainer compliance (with narrow exception), and (3) making such jurisdictions ineligible for a wide range of federal education, environmental, economic development, housing, and other grants, with enforcement mechanisms via state AG lawsuits. No provisions on firearms, transgender issues, or abortion.