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Creates a public federal database of "sanctuary jurisdictions" and bans obligation or expenditure of federal funds with respect to listed jurisdictions.
Official title: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General to develop a database of sanctuary jurisdictions, prohibit Federal funds from being obligated or expended with respect to such jurisdictions, and for other purposes.
Introduced August 19, 2025 by Charles Roy · Last progress August 19, 2025
The bill increases federal transparency and aims to improve immigration enforcement by listing and defunding jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal authorities, but it risks significant local funding losses, reduced community trust and public-safety cooperation, heightened enforcement impacts on immigrants, administrative strain, and legal challenges.
Federal taxpayers are protected from subsidizing jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities because listed jurisdictions become ineligible for certain federal funds.
Federal law enforcement (e.g., ICE, DOJ) can better target limited enforcement resources by identifying jurisdictions that refuse detainers or interviews, potentially improving federal immigration enforcement effectiveness.
Federal agencies and the public gain a centralized, searchable list of jurisdictions whose policies limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, increasing transparency and making it easier to find status information.
State and local governments designated as 'sanctuary jurisdictions' would lose federal funding, reducing money available for local services and programs.
Immigrants in listed jurisdictions face increased enforcement risk and reduced access to local protections, which could harm safety, public-health access, and community trust.
Community policing and public-safety cooperation may decline if jurisdictions alter or reverse local trust-building policies to avoid listing, potentially reducing crime reporting and harming public safety in impacted communities.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Creates a publicly available federal database listing State and local government entities that the DHS Secretary (through ICE) and the Attorney General jointly determine have laws, policies, or practices that conflict with certain federal immigration statutes or that bar cooperation with federal immigration interviews or detainers. Any listed entity is designated a “sanctuary jurisdiction,” and federal funds made available after enactment may not be obligated or expended with respect to those jurisdictions. The database must be developed within 90 days and updated at least quarterly.