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Requires the Attorney General to identify, every year, any State or local jurisdiction that refuses to comply with specified federal immigration laws or requests and to send that list to Congress by March 1. Jurisdictions the Attorney General finds noncompliant are barred from receiving federal financial assistance for at least one year and can only regain eligibility after the Attorney General certifies they are in compliance. The Attorney General must also provide compliance reports on any jurisdiction if a Member of Congress asks for one.
The Attorney General must annually identify each State or local jurisdiction that is not in compliance with section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (8 U.S.C. 1373) and report those determinations to Congress on March 1 of each year.
The Attorney General must annually identify each State or local jurisdiction that does not comply with a lawful Department of Homeland Security request under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual.
Any jurisdiction found to be out of compliance is ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance (as defined in 31 U.S.C. 7501(a)(5)) for a minimum period of one year, and becomes eligible again only after the Attorney General certifies that the jurisdiction is in compliance.
At the request of any Member of Congress, the Attorney General shall issue a report concerning the compliance of any particular State or local jurisdiction.
Who is affected and how:
Local and state governments: Directly affected because the Attorney General’s annual determinations can block federal financial assistance to jurisdictions found not to comply. This could affect a wide variety of grants and federal aid flows unless otherwise specified or exempted. Local elected officials and administrators will face pressure to change policies or practices to regain funding.
Local law enforcement and public-safety agencies: Jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities (for example through local policies on detainer requests or information-sharing) may be identified as noncompliant. Loss of federal funds can reduce resources for policing, emergency response, and community programs that often rely on federal grants.
Immigrant communities (including undocumented immigrants): Likely to experience indirect impacts. If a jurisdiction loses federal funds, community services and public-safety programs that serve immigrant populations may be cut or scaled back. The law may also change local practices around cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, which can affect trust between immigrant communities and local authorities.
State and local program administrators and service providers: Agencies that administer federally supported programs (public health, housing, emergency management, law enforcement grants, etc.) could lose funding streams or see increased administrative burden as jurisdictions work to demonstrate compliance and seek AG certification.
Congressional oversight and DOJ workload: The Department of Justice will have new annual reporting responsibilities and must respond to Member requests for jurisdiction-specific compliance reports, increasing administrative workload and oversight interactions.
Overall effect:
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Last progress June 10, 2025 (8 months ago)
Introduced on June 10, 2025 by Sheri Biggs