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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session

HB2389 Sanctuary policies; prohibited.

Direction

Immigration enforcement sanctuary policiesAI label

Expands immigration enforcement model confidence 95%

Prohibits localities from adopting any policy that restricts enforcement of federal immigration laws, so more immigration enforcement by local governments.

No locality shall adopt any ordinance, procedure, or policy intended to restrict the enforcement of federal immigration laws.

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Immigration enforcement state federal cooperationAI label

Expands immigration enforcement model confidence 90%

Changes 'may' to 'shall' so that officials must transfer custody to ICE upon receipt of a detainer (with timing and credit rules), so more immigration enforcement by state and local governments.

The Director, sheriff, or other official in charge of the facility in which an alien is incarcerated [deleted: may] shall, upon receipt of a detainer from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, transfer custody of the alien to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement no more than five days prior to the date that he would otherwise be released from custody.

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  1. Filed (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2025-02-05: Left in Public Safety
Filed
2025-01-08
Committee
Public Safety
Sponsor
Geary Higgins R + 5 cosponsors (5 R)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill bans sanctuary-style local policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and mandates (rather than permits) transfer of custody to ICE upon a detainer, both of which expand the scope of state and local immigration enforcement.

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History (3 actions)
DateChamberAction
2025-02-05HLeft in Public Safety
2025-01-08HReferred to Committee on Public Safety
2025-01-08HPrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102836D