District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-2056
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2025-03-11
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: District of Columbia

Federal preemption

Immigration status and procedures

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2025-06-12
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act</strong></p><p>This bill&nbsp;prohibits the District of Columbia (DC) from&nbsp;limiting its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement activities, except for certain instances involving witnesses and victims of crime.&nbsp;</p><p>Specifically, the bill bars DC from adopting a law, policy, or practice prohibiting DC governmental entities from sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of any individual with a federal, state, or local government entity.</p><p>Further, DC may not adopt a law, policy, or practice of&nbsp;not complying with lawful requests from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual from custody. (A detainer is a formal request from DHS that a state or locality hold an individual in custody for up to 48 hours after the individual would otherwise be released so that DHS may facilitate the individual's removal.)</p><p>The bill provides exceptions allowing DC to adopt policies of not sharing information or complying with a detainer request regarding an individual who comes forward as a victim or a witness of a crime.</p>

tv_txt: IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2056 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 12, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To require the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025 . 2. Prohibition on District of Columbia serving as sanctuary jurisdiction The District of Columbia may not have in effect a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts any entity or official of the District government from— (1) 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 (2) 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 and 1357) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual.

Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2056 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025 . 2. Prohibition on District of Columbia serving as sanctuary jurisdiction The District of Columbia may not have in effect a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts any entity or official of the District government from— (1) 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 (2) 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 and 1357) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual.

Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 100 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2056 [Report No. 119–131] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2025 Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform June 3, 2025 Additional sponsor: Mr. Moore of Alabama June 3, 2025 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 11, 2025 A BILL To require the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025 . 2. Prohibition on District of Columbia serving as sanctuary jurisdiction (a) In general Except as provided under subsection (b), the District of Columbia may not have in effect a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts any entity or official of the District government from— (1) 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 (2) 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 and 1357) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual. (b) Exception The District of Columbia is not in violation of subsection (a) solely because it has a policy whereby its officials will not share information regarding an individual who comes forward as a victim or a witness to a criminal offense, 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 and 1357) to comply with a detainer regarding an individual who comes forward as a victim or a witness to a criminal offense.

June 3, 2025 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2056 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2025 Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To require the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act . 2. Prohibition on District of Columbia serving as sanctuary jurisdiction (a) In general Except as provided under subsection (b), the District of Columbia may not have in effect a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts any entity or official of the District government from— (1) 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 (2) 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 and 1357) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual. (b) Exception The District of Columbia is not in violation of subsection (a) solely because it has a policy whereby its officials will not share information regarding an individual who comes forward as a victim or a witness to a criminal offense, 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 and 1357) to comply with a detainer regarding an individual who comes forward as a victim or a witness to a criminal offense.