No Enforcement, No Grant for Sanctuary Cities Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5617
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2018-04-25
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Citizenship and naturalization

Detention of persons

Immigration status and procedures

Intergovernmental relations

Law enforcement administration and funding

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-04-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>No Enforcement, No Grant for Sanctuary Cities Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving federal funds under the state criminal alien assistance program for the fiscal year in which it was determined to be a sanctuary jurisdiction by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).</p> <p>&quot;Sanctuary jurisdiction&quot; means a state or political subdivision that has a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts a government entity or official from: </p> <ul> <li>sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging with a federal, state, or local government entity information regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status; or </li> <li>cooperating with a lawful DHS request to comply with a detainer for or notification about an individual's release. </li> </ul> <p>A state or political subdivision shall not be deemed a sanctuary jurisdiction based solely on having a policy whereby its officials will not share information or cooperate with a DHS request to comply with a detainer for an individual who is a crime victim or witness. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5617 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 25, 2018 Mr. Donovan (for himself, Mr. Biggs , Mr. Buck , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Perry , and Mr. Barletta ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit sanctuary jurisdictions from receiving Federal funds under the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Enforcement, No Grant for Sanctuary Cities Act of 2018 . 2. Sanctuary jurisdictions ineligible for certain Federal funds (a) In general A sanctuary jurisdiction is not eligible to receive any Federal funds under section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(i) ) for the fiscal year in which the jurisdiction was determined to be a sanctuary jurisdiction. (b) Determinations The Secretary of Homeland Security shall determine, on an annual basis, which jurisdictions are sanctuary jurisdictions. (c) Sanctuary jurisdiction defined (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term sanctuary jurisdiction means any State or political subdivision of a State that has in effect a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts any government entity or official from— (A) sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging with any Federal, State, or local government entity information regarding the citizenship or immigration status (lawful or unlawful) of any individual; or (B) complying with a request lawfully made by the Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1226 , 1357) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual. (2) Exception A State or political subdivision of a State shall not be deemed a sanctuary jurisdiction based solely on its having a policy whereby its officials will not share information regarding, or comply with a request made by the Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1226 , 1357) to comply with a detainer regarding, an individual who comes forward as a victim or a witness to a criminal offense.