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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7423 
To amend section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373) to clarify and strengthen 
requirements relating to information sharing between State and local 
governments and Federal immigration authorities, to prohibit State and 
local policies that materially restrict such information sharing, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2026 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1373) to clarify and strengthen requirements relating 
to information sharing between State and local govern-
ments and Federal immigration authorities, to prohibit 
State and local policies that materially restrict such in-
formation sharing, 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 Cities 
Act of 2026’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION RE-
FORM AND IMMIGRANT RESPONSIBILITY ACT 
OF 1996. 
Section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 642. COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SHARING 
REGARDING CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION 
STATUS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘information’ means information 
that is lawfully obtained and maintained by a State 
or political subdivision for law enforcement, correc-
tional, or custodial purposes, including— 
‘‘(A) immigration or citizenship status; 
‘‘(B) custody status; 
‘‘(C) scheduled release date and time; 
‘‘(D) facility or detention location; and 
‘‘(E) transfer or discharge information. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘materially restrict’ means to 
prohibit, delay, condition, or penalize the sharing of 
information in a manner that interferes with its 
timely transmission. 
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‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON RESTRICTIVE POLICIES.—A 
State or political subdivision may not enact or enforce any 
law, regulation, policy, or practice that— 
‘‘(1) prohibits or materially restricts any gov-
ernment entity or official from sharing information 
described in subsection (a), sending such informa-
tion to, or requesting or receiving such information 
from the Department of Homeland Security, or ex-
changing such information with any other Federal, 
State, or local government entity; 
‘‘(2) subjects any government entity or official 
to discipline, retaliation, or adverse employment ac-
tion for the lawful sharing of such information; or 
‘‘(3) requires advance approval, supervisory au-
thorization, or procedural delay that materially re-
stricts such information sharing. 
‘‘(c) RELEASE NOTIFICATION.—A State or political 
subdivision shall, upon request by the Department of 
Homeland Security regarding a specific individual, provide 
notice of the release of such individual from criminal cus-
tody as follows: 
‘‘(1) SCHEDULED RELEASE.—In the case of a 
release scheduled at least 48 hours in advance (in-
cluding completion of a sentence), notice shall be 
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provided no later than 48 hours prior to such re-
lease. 
‘‘(2) UNSCHEDULED RELEASE.—In the case of 
a release ordered by a court or magistrate that was 
not scheduled 48 hours in advance, the State or po-
litical subdivision shall notify the Department of 
Homeland Security immediately upon the issuance 
of such order and shall maintain custody of the indi-
vidual for a period of up to 48 hours to permit the 
assumption of custody by the Department of Home-
land Security. 
‘‘(d) OBLIGATION TO RESPOND TO INQUIRIES.—The 
Department of Homeland Security shall respond to an in-
quiry by a Federal, State, or local government agency, 
seeking to verify or ascertain the citizenship or immigra-
tion status of any individual within the jurisdiction of the 
agency for any purpose authorized by law, by providing 
the requested verification or status information. 
‘‘(e) OFFICER
IMMUNITY.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, a law enforcement officer of a State 
or political subdivision who is acting within the scope of 
the officer’s official duties shall be immune, to the same 
extent as a Federal law enforcement officer, from personal 
liability arising out of the performance of any duty de-
scribed in this section, including the authorities to main-
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tain information, notify the Department of Homeland Se-
curity, investigate, identify, detain, or transfer to Federal 
custody an alien for the purposes of enforcing the immi-
gration laws of the United States (as defined in section 
101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))).’’. 
SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.—The Attorney General 
may bring a civil action in an appropriate United States 
district court for declaratory or injunctive relief to enforce 
compliance with section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Re-
form and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1373). 
(b) GRANT ELIGIBILITY.—A State or political sub-
division that is determined by a court of competent juris-
diction to be in knowing violation of such section 642 may 
be deemed ineligible for grants administered by the De-
partment of Justice for law enforcement purposes, as 
specified by the Attorney General. 
SEC. 4. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof 
to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remain-
der of this Act shall not be affected. 
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