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The bill strengthens information-sharing and cooperation with DHS to speed custody transfers and removals, but it raises significant risks to immigrants' rights and community trust and may increase local government costs.
Local governments and law enforcement in D.C. can share immigration-status information and comply with DHS detainer/notification requests, enabling faster custody transfers and quicker identification/removal of noncitizens with criminal records.
Immigrants (including lawful permanent residents) face a higher risk of arrest, detention, or deportation because local officials are required to share status information and comply with federal detainers.
Trust between immigrant communities and local government or police may be undermined, making victims and witnesses less likely to report crimes or cooperate with authorities.
D.C. agencies and local taxpayers could incur higher costs (longer jail holds, legal processing, transportation) from increased detention or removal actions.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Prevents D.C. from limiting information-sharing about immigration status and requires compliance with lawful DHS detainer and notification requests under specified INA provisions.
Requires the District of Columbia to permit and not restrict sharing, receiving, keeping, or exchanging information about a person’s citizenship or immigration status with federal, state, or local governments, and to comply with lawful Department of Homeland Security requests for detainers or notifications about releases under specified INA provisions. The text does not provide funding or an effective date and is limited to removing local limits on cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Introduced March 11, 2025 by Clay Higgins · Last progress June 12, 2025