H.R. 2056 · House bill · 119th Congress

District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025

Sponsored by Rep. Clay Higgins, Louisiana with 1 co-sponsor

Introduced Mar 11, 2025

Referred to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Latest action Jun 12, 2025

SponsorRep. Clay Higgins, Louisiana· 1 cosponsorRep. Barry Moore, Alabama

What the bill does

This bill prohibits the District of Columbia (DC) from limiting its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement activities, except for certain instances involving witnesses and victims of crime.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Jun 10, 2025.

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Contents

Sec. 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025”.

Sec. 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.

Official text, Referred in Senate (Jun 12, 2025), from the Government Publishing Office via Congress.gov. Printed version (PDF) · All versions on Congress.gov