I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4684 
To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
Act of 1996 to expand the prohibition on State noncompliance with 
enforcement of the immigration laws. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2023 
Mr. KILEY (for himself and Mr. MCCLINTOCK) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996 to expand the prohibition 
on State noncompliance with enforcement of the immi-
gration laws. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Sanctuary for 
Criminals Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
Given the continuing escalation of drug overdose 
deaths across the U.S., a large portion of which is attrib-
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uted to the most deadly opioid, fentanyl or fentanyl ana-
logues, it is the will of Congress that law enforcement and 
other supportive services for aliens in sanctuary cities be 
required to fully cooperate with the Departments of Jus-
tice and Homeland Security to stem the flow of illegal 
drugs flowing into our States and cities. 
SEC. 3. STATE NONCOMPLIANCE WITH ENFORCEMENT OF 
IMMIGRATION LAW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 642 of the Illegal Immi-
gration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
(8 U.S.C. 1373) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of Federal, State, or local law, no Federal, State, 
or local government entity, and no individual, may prohibit 
or in any way restrict, a Federal, State, or local govern-
ment entity, official, or other personnel from complying 
with the immigration laws (as defined in section 
101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))), or from assisting or cooperating 
with Federal law enforcement entities, officials, or other 
personnel regarding the enforcement of these laws.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(b) LAW
ENFORCEMENT
ACTIVITIES.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of Federal, State, or local 
law, no Federal, State, or local government entity, and no 
individual, may prohibit, or in any way restrict, a Federal, 
State, or local government entity, official, or other per-
sonnel from undertaking any of the following law enforce-
ment activities as they relate to information regarding the 
citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, the 
inadmissibility or deportability, or the custody status, of 
any individual: 
‘‘(1) Making inquiries to any individual in order 
to obtain such information regarding such individual 
or any other individuals. 
‘‘(2) Notifying the Federal Government regard-
ing the presence of individuals who are encountered 
by law enforcement officials or other personnel of a 
State or political subdivision of a State. 
‘‘(3) Complying with requests for such informa-
tion from Federal law enforcement entities, officials, 
or other personnel.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Immigration 
and Naturalization Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Depart-
ment of Homeland Security’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE.— 
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‘‘(1) TRANSFER OF CUSTODY OF ALIENS PEND-
ING REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS.—The Secretary, at the 
Secretary’s discretion, may decline to transfer an 
alien in the custody of the Department of Homeland 
Security to a State or political subdivision of a State 
found not to be in compliance with subsection (a) or 
(b), regardless of whether the State or political sub-
division of the State has issued a writ or warrant. 
‘‘(2) TRANSFER
OF
CUSTODY
OF
CERTAIN 
ALIENS
PROHIBITED.—The Secretary shall not 
transfer an alien with a final order of removal pur-
suant to paragraph (1)(A) or (5) of section 241(a) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1231(a)) to a State or a political subdivision of a 
State that is found not to be in compliance with sub-
section (a) or (b). 
‘‘(3) ANNUAL DETERMINATION.—The Secretary 
shall determine for each calendar year which States 
or political subdivision of States are not in compli-
ance with subsection (a) or (b) and shall report such 
determinations to Congress by March 1 of each suc-
ceeding calendar year. 
‘‘(4) REPORTS.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall issue a report concerning the compli-
ance with subsections (a) and (b) of any particular 
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State or political subdivision of a State at the re-
quest of the House or the Senate Judiciary Com-
mittee. 
‘‘(e) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
require law enforcement officials from States, or from po-
litical subdivisions of States, to report or arrest victims 
or witnesses of a criminal offense.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, except that subsection (d) of section 642 of 
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsi-
bility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373), as added by this sec-
tion, shall apply only to prohibited acts committed on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. CLARIFYING THE AUTHORITY OF ICE DETAINERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 287(d) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(d)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) DETAINER OF INADMISSIBLE OR DEPORTABLE 
ALIENS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual 
who is arrested by any Federal, State, or local law 
enforcement official or other personnel for the al-
leged violation of any criminal or motor vehicle law, 
the Secretary may issue a detainer regarding the in-
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dividual to any Federal, State, or local law enforce-
ment entity, official, or other personnel if the Sec-
retary has probable cause to believe that the indi-
vidual is an inadmissible or deportable alien. 
‘‘(2) PROBABLE
CAUSE.—Probable cause is 
deemed to be established if— 
‘‘(A) the individual who is the subject of 
the detainer matches, pursuant to biometric 
confirmation or other Federal database records, 
the identity of an alien who the Secretary has 
reasonable grounds to believe to be inadmissible 
or deportable; 
‘‘(B) the individual who is the subject of 
the detainer is the subject of ongoing removal 
proceedings, including matters where a charg-
ing document has already been served; 
‘‘(C) the individual who is the subject of 
the detainer has previously been ordered re-
moved from the United States and such an 
order is administratively final; 
‘‘(D) the individual who is the subject of 
the detainer has made voluntary statements or 
provided reliable evidence that indicate that 
they are an inadmissible or deportable alien; or 
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‘‘(E) the Secretary otherwise has reason-
able grounds to believe that the individual who 
is the subject of the detainer is an inadmissible 
or deportable alien. 
‘‘(3) TRANSFER OF CUSTODY.—If the Federal, 
State, or local law enforcement entity, official, or 
other personnel to whom a detainer is issued com-
plies with the detainer and detains for purposes of 
transfer of custody to the Department of Homeland 
Security the individual who is the subject of the de-
tainer, the Department may take custody of the in-
dividual within 48 hours (excluding weekends and 
holidays), but in no instance more than 96 hours, 
following the date that the individual is otherwise to 
be released from the custody of the relevant Federal, 
State, or local law enforcement entity.’’. 
(b) IMMUNITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A State or a political sub-
division of a State (and the officials and personnel 
of the State or subdivision acting in their official ca-
pacities), and a nongovernmental entity (and its per-
sonnel) contracted by the State or political subdivi-
sion for the purpose of providing detention, acting in 
compliance with a Department of Homeland Secu-
rity detainer issued pursuant to this section who 
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temporarily holds an alien in its custody pursuant to 
the terms of a detainer so that the alien may be 
taken into the custody of the Department of Home-
land Security, shall be considered to be acting under 
color of Federal authority for purposes of deter-
mining their liability and shall be held harmless for 
their compliance with the detainer in any suit seek-
ing any punitive, compensatory, or other monetary 
damages. 
(2) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS DEFENDANT.— 
In any civil action arising out of the compliance with 
a Department of Homeland Security detainer by a 
State or a political subdivision of a State (and the 
officials and personnel of the State or subdivision 
acting in their official capacities), or a nongovern-
mental entity (and its personnel) contracted by the 
State or political subdivision for the purpose of pro-
viding detention, the United States Government 
shall be the proper party named as the defendant in 
the suit in regard to the detention resulting from 
compliance with the detainer. 
(3) BAD FAITH EXCEPTION.—Paragraphs (1) 
and (2) shall not apply to any mistreatment of an 
individual by a State or a political subdivision of a 
State (and the officials and personnel of the State 
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or subdivision acting in their official capacities), or 
a nongovernmental entity (and its personnel) con-
tracted by the State or political subdivision for the 
purpose of providing detention. 
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