PROTECT Immigration Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would rescind state and local authority under Section 287(g) and reaffirm that the Department of Homeland Security holds primary responsibility for immigration enforcement. It bars local officers from using 287(g) powers to inquire about status, investigate, arrest, or detain people for immigration violations, subject only to narrow statutory exceptions.
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- Families and immigrants: Local arrests and detentions tied to the 287(g) program would be reduced because local officers would lose authority to enforce immigration laws under that framework.
- State and local law enforcement: Police and sheriff's offices would no longer be authorized under 287(g) to verify status, investigate, apprehend, arrest, or detain people for immigration violations, narrowing their enforcement role.
- Federal agencies and intergovernmental relations: The bill centers immigration enforcement with Department of Homeland Security personnel and preserves limited exceptions found in specific statutes.
*Bottom line: the bill shifts immigration enforcement authority back to federal officials by removing 287(g) powers from state and local officers while keeping narrowly defined statutory carve-outs.*
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Limits local police immigration enforcement
If enacted, this bill would bar most state and local police from asking about or verifying immigration or citizenship status. Only immigration officers and authorized DHS employees would be allowed to investigate, arrest, or detain people for immigration violations. The change would remove state and local authority under the 287(g) program. It would keep exceptions listed in paragraph (10) of section 103(a), section 274(c), and section 439 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (8 U.S.C. 1252c). The text does not authorize new funding and does not include an effective date.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
McBride
DE • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Davis (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 2/5/2026
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Roll Call Votes
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