the crimes for which such alien was charged or 
convicted; and 
‘‘(B) to provide the victim or, if the victim 
is deceased, a parent, guardian, spouse, or clos-
est living relative of such victim, with informa-
tion, on a timely and ongoing basis, including— 
‘‘(i) the alien’s full name, aliases, date 
of birth, and country of nationality; 
‘‘(ii) the alien’s immigration status 
and criminal history; 
‘‘(iii) the alien’s custody status and 
any changes related to the alien’s custody; 
and 
‘‘(iv) a description of any efforts by 
the United States Government to remove 
the alien from the United States.’’. 
(b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this Act, or the 
amendments made by this Act, may be construed to limit 
the rights of crime victims under any other provision of 
law, including section 3771 of title 18, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 8. NO FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ‘‘SANCTUARY CITIES’’. 
Section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘(7) A State (or a political subdivision of a 
State) shall not be eligible to enter into a contrac-
tual arrangement under paragraph (1) if the State 
(or political subdivision)— 
‘‘(A) has in effect any law, policy, or proce-
dure in contravention of subsection (a) or (b) of 
section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 
U.S.C. 1373); or 
‘‘(B) prohibits State or local law enforce-
ment officials from gathering information re-
garding the citizenship or immigration status, 
lawful or unlawful, of any individual.’’. 
(a) LIMITATION ON DOJ GRANT PROGRAMS.— 
(1) COPS.—In the case of a State or unit of 
local government that received a grant award under 
part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et 
seq.), if, during a fiscal year, that State or local gov-
ernment is a State or local government described in 
subsection (c), the Attorney General shall withhold 
all of the amount that would otherwise be awarded 
to that State or unit of local government for the fol-
lowing fiscal year. 
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(2) BYRNE-JAG.—In the case of a State or 
unit of local government that received a grant award 
under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3750 et seq.), if, during a fiscal year, that 
State or unit of local government is described in 
subsection (c), the Attorney General shall withhold 
all of the amount that would otherwise be awarded 
to that State or unit of local government for the fol-
lowing fiscal year. 
(3) STATES
AND
LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS
DE-
SCRIBED.—A State or unit of local government de-
scribed in this subsection is any State or local gov-
ernment that— 
(A) has in effect any law, policy, or proce-
dure in contravention of subsection (a) or (b) of 
section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 
U.S.C. 1373); or 
(B) prohibits State or local law enforce-
ment officials from gathering information re-
garding the citizenship or immigration status, 
lawful or unlawful, of any individual. 
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SEC. 9. EMPOWERING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO EN-
SURE IMMIGRATION SECURITY. 
(a) FEDERAL AFFIRMATION OF ASSISTANCE IN THE 
IMMIGRATION LAW ENFORCEMENT BY STATES AND PO-
LITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS
OF
STATES.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law and reaffirming the existing in-
herent authority of States, law enforcement personnel of 
a State, or of a political subdivision of a State, have the 
inherent authority of a sovereign entity to investigate, 
identify, apprehend, arrest, detain, or transfer to Federal 
custody aliens in the United States (including the trans-
portation of such aliens across State lines to detention 
centers), for the purposes of assisting in the enforcement 
of the immigration laws of the United States in the course 
of carrying out routine duties. This State authority has 
never been displaced or preempted by Congress. 
(b) STATE AUTHORIZATION FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE 
ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS ENCOURAGED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the enactment 
date of this Act, a State, or a political subdivision 
of a State, that has in effect a statute, policy, or 
practice that prohibits law enforcement officers of 
the State, or of a political subdivision of the State, 
from assisting or cooperating with Federal immigra-
tion law enforcement in the course of carrying out 
the officers’ routine law enforcement duties shall not 
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receive any of the funds that would otherwise be al-
located to the State under section 241(i) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)). 
(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall require law enforcement officials from States, 
or from political subdivisions of States, to report or 
arrest victims or witnesses of a criminal offense. 
(3) REALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS.—Any funds 
that are not allocated to a State, or to a political 
subdivision of a State, due to the failure of the 
State, or of the political subdivision of the State, to 
comply with subsection (a) shall be reallocated to 
States, or to political subdivisions of States, that 
comply with such subsection. 
(c) LISTING OF IMMIGRATION VIOLATORS IN THE 
NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION CENTER DATABASE.— 
(1) PROVISION
OF
INFORMATION
TO
THE 
NCIC.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and periodically thereafter as 
updates may require, the Under Secretary for Bor-
der and Transportation Security of the Department 
of Homeland Security shall provide the National 
Crime Information Center of the Department of 
Justice with such information as the Under Sec-
retary may possess regarding any aliens against 
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