I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3237 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a limitation 
on availability of student visas for institutions in sanctuary jurisdictions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2025 
Ms. HAGEMAN (for herself, Mr. GILL of Texas, Mr. GOSAR, and Mr. NEHLS) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 
for a limitation on availability of student visas for insti-
tutions in sanctuary jurisdictions. 
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 Student Visas for 
Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF F-VISAS AND M- 
VISAS FOR INSTITUTIONS IN SANCTUARY JU-
RISDICTIONS. 
Section 214(m) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(m)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, 
for each fiscal year, identify sanctuary jurisdictions for 
purposes of this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) In the case of an alien who seeks a visa under 
or to be accorded status as a nonimmigrant under section 
101(a)(15)(F) to pursue a course of study at an estab-
lished college, university, conservatory, academic high 
school, elementary school, or other academic institution or 
in an accredited language training program in the United 
States, if such college, university, conservatory, academic 
high school, elementary school, or other academic institu-
tion or accredited language training program is located in 
a sanctuary jurisdiction, such visa may not be issued nor 
may such status be accorded. 
‘‘(C) In the case of an alien who seeks a visa under 
or to be accorded status as a nonimmigrant under section 
101(a)(15)(M) to pursue a full course of study at an es-
tablished vocational or other recognized nonacademic in-
stitution (other than in a language training program) in 
the United States, if such vocational or other recognized 
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nonacademic institution is located in a sanctuary jurisdic-
tion, such visa may not be issued nor may such status 
be accorded. 
‘‘(D) The prohibition under subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) do not apply for a fiscal year in the case of a State 
or unit of local government identified as a sanctuary juris-
diction if the Secretary of Homeland Security thereafter 
determines that such State or unit of local government 
is no longer a sanctuary jurisdiction and submits a report 
to Congress to that effect. 
‘‘(E) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘sanc-
tuary jurisdiction’ means any State or unit of local govern-
ment that has laws, ordinances, regulations, resolutions, 
policies, or other practices that obstruct immigration en-
forcement and shield criminals from U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement, including by— 
‘‘(i) refusing to or prohibiting agencies from 
complying with U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement detainers; 
‘‘(ii) imposing unreasonable conditions on U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer 
compliance; 
‘‘(iii) denying U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement access to interview incarcerated aliens; 
or 
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‘‘(iv) otherwise impeding communication or in-
formation exchanges between the jurisdiction’s per-
sonnel and Federal immigration officers.’’. 
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