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119-hr-7612119th Congress

End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would create a federal crime for state or local officials who block immigration authorities from getting advance notice before releasing certain noncitizens. It would require "reasonable advance notice" of a scheduled release, generally at least 48 hours, and attach tiered criminal penalties for knowingly stopping compliance.

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  • State and local senior officials would face fines and prison if they knowingly block notice, with penalties ranging from 30 days up to 25 years depending on the offense.
  • The Department of Homeland Security would be entitled to reasonable advance notice of scheduled release dates and times, usually at least 48 hours.
  • The measure defines who counts as a "criminal alien" under the Immigration and Nationality Act and ties the harshest penalties to releases involving murder, rape, or sex offenses against minors.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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Penalties for officials who block DHS

If enacted, the bill would ban senior state or local executives from stopping their agencies from following formal Department of Homeland Security requests for reasonable advance notice before a "criminal alien" is released. It would define "criminal alien" as an alien charged with or convicted of a federal or state crime and would require notice of the scheduled release date and time and, when possible, at least 48 hours' notice. The bill would make a responsible executive official criminally liable if their actions cause the release of a criminal alien. Penalties are tiered: a fine and 10 to 25 years in prison for murder, rape, or specified sex offenses against a minor; a fine and 5 to 10 years for serious violent felonies; and a fine and 30 days to 6 months for other offenses.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]

TX • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 3/5/2026

  • Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 3/5/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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