Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025

This bill would make the Small Business Administration (SBA) move any of its regional, district, or local offices if the SBA publicly decides the office is in a “sanctuary” area. The office must be moved to a place that is not a sanctuary area, and the SBA cannot open new offices in sanctuary areas. Before moving, the SBA must publicly post its determination that an office is in a sanctuary area. Once that’s posted, the move must happen within 120 days. If the deadline is missed, the office must pause operations until it relocates, employees are reassigned to other SBA offices, and the SBA can remove the office head if they don’t explain the delay or the reasons aren’t good enough. A “sanctuary” area generally means a state or local government that limits sharing immigration status information or certain cooperation with federal immigration authorities .

Key points

• Who is affected: SBA regional, district, and local offices; SBA employees; small business owners who use these offices; communities labeled as sanctuary areas.
• What changes: SBA must move offices out of sanctuary areas and cannot open new ones there. Offices that miss the deadline must temporarily stop services; staff are reassigned; the office head may be removed for failing to act or explain delays.
• When: After the SBA publicly labels an office’s location as a sanctuary area, the move must happen within 120 days.