Sanctuary Penalty and Public Protection Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 30
- Latest action
- Aug 19, 2025
What it does
The Sanctuary Penalty and Public Protection Act of 2025 would require the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General to create and maintain a publicly available database of state and local government entities deemed "sanctuary jurisdictions" due to laws or policies that conflict with federal immigration enforcement, such as restricting cooperation with immigration detainers or limiting interviews with incarcerated individuals about immigration status. The bill would prohibit federal funds from being obligated or expended with respect to any jurisdiction listed in the database. It amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to establish these…
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Where it stands
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Who is involved
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Where it goes next
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