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S1522119th Congress

District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act

Sponsored By: Senator Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]

Introduced

Summary

Prohibits District policies that block sharing a person's citizenship or immigration status with government agencies. It would also require the District to comply with Department of Homeland Security requests under INA sections 236 and 287 for detainers or release notifications, while carving out a narrow exception for people who come forward as victims or witnesses of crimes.

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  • Residents and immigrants: Information about a person's citizenship or immigration status could be sent to, received by, or exchanged with federal, state, or local government entities, and the District could honor DHS detainer or notification requests.
  • District government agencies: The District could not keep ordinances, policies, or practices that impede such information sharing or deter compliance with DHS detainer requests, subject to the limited exception.
  • Victims and witnesses: The District may maintain a policy that withholds status information and declines detainer requests when the individual comes forward as a victim or witness.

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D.C. must share immigration status

This bill would bar the District of Columbia from having any law, policy, or practice that stops District officials from sending, receiving, keeping, or sharing information about a person’s citizenship or immigration status with federal, state, or local governments. It would also require the District to comply with lawfully made Department of Homeland Security requests under INA sections 236 and 287 to detain an individual or to notify about their release. There is a narrow exception: the District could withhold information or refuse detainer requests for people who come forward as victims of, or witnesses to, a crime. If enacted, this change would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]

TN • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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