II 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3003 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 10, 2017 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify 
provisions relating to assistance by States, and political 
subdivision of States, in the enforcement of Federal im-
migration laws, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Sanctuary for 
Criminals Act’’. 
SEC. 2. 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: 
‘‘(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, 
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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.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
CERTAIN
GRANT
PRO-
GRAMS.—A State, or a political subdivision of a 
State, that is found not to be in compliance with 
subsection (a) or (b) shall not be eligible to receive— 
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‘‘(A) any of the funds that would otherwise 
be allocated to the State or political subdivision 
under section 241(i) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)), the ‘Cops 
on the Beat’ program under part Q of title I of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.), or the 
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
Grant Program 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.); 
or 
‘‘(B) any other grant administered by the 
Department of Justice or the Department of 
Homeland Security that is substantially related 
to law enforcement, terrorism, national security, 
immigration, or naturalization. 
‘‘(2) 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. 
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‘‘(3) 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). 
‘‘(4) 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. 
‘‘(5) REPORTS.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall issue a report concerning the compli-
ance with subsections (a) and (b) of any particular 
State or political subdivision of a State at the re-
quest of the House or the Senate Judiciary Com-
mittee. Any jurisdiction that is found not to be in 
compliance shall be ineligible to receive Federal fi-
nancial assistance as provided in paragraph (1) for 
a minimum period of 1 year, and shall only become 
eligible again after the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
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