District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025

This bill would require Washington, DC to follow federal immigration enforcement requests. It would block DC from having “sanctuary” policies that limit how city agencies share information about a person’s citizenship or immigration status, or refuse lawful requests from the Department of Homeland Security to hold someone or to tell federal officials when that person will be released. A “detainer” is when DHS asks a local jail to keep someone up to 48 hours after they would normally be released so federal officials can take custody.

The bill allows an exception when a person comes forward as a victim or a witness of a crime. In those cases, DC could have policies to limit sharing that person’s information or responding to a detainer request.

• Who is affected: DC government agencies and people living in DC, especially immigrants.
• What changes: DC could not restrict information-sharing about immigration status and must follow lawful DHS requests to hold or notify about releases, with exceptions for crime victims and witnesses .