# 119-s-2401: 287(g) Program Protection Act

119-s-2401, 287(g) Program Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2401
- Congress: 119
- Title: 287(g) Program Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Expands and standardizes local immigration enforcement under section 287(g)** by shifting authority to the Secretary of Homeland Security and spelling out how states and local agencies can join, train officers, get federal funding, and report results. This bill would reorganize approvals, oversight, and funding for local partnerships that perform immigration officer functions. - State and local law enforcement: Local or State agencies could enter written agreements, at their own expense, to let qualified officers carry out immigration investigations, arrests, detentions, and transport. Requests must be processed quickly, generally within 90 days, and no cap would limit the number of agreements. - Communities and officers: The agreements would let local officers perform functions of an immigration officer, including investigating, apprehending, detaining, and transporting noncitizens across State lines to detention centers. - Department of Homeland Security oversight and funding: The bill would require uniform training aligned with Federal Law Enforcement Training Center standards, rename and expand the detention/bond fund to cover 287(g) administration, and mandate annual reports and a recruitment plan. DHS must publish a notice of rulemaking on training within 180 days.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- DHS reporting, recruitment, and training rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, DHS would publish an annual performance report on the local enforcement program by December 31 each year. The report would list numbers of people apprehended, screened, removed, and screened people not removed with explanations. DHS would also publish a yearly recruitment plan with five…
- More local immigration enforcement agreements: mixed, medium. If enacted, DHS would have to sign a written agreement with any State or local government that asks. Qualified local officers could investigate, arrest, detain, and transport noncitizens, even across State lines. The requesting State or local government would pay those costs. Requests would general…
- Fund renamed to pay local immigration costs: mixed, low. If enacted, the Breached Bond/Detention Fund would be renamed to include 287(g). The bill would move authority from the Attorney General to the DHS Secretary. The fund could be used to pay expenses for administering local immigration enforcement agreements.

## Related bills

- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-s-9: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
- 119-s-128: SAVE Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2401 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2401)

## Related
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-9: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-9)
- [119-s-128: SAVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-128)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2401 (as of 2026-08-11).