Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Creates a private civil cause of action for victims (or survivors/estates) harmed by crimes committed by noncitizens who allegedly benefitted from a local "sanctuary" policy that refused DHS detainer or notification requests. Conditions civil liability, fee recovery, and a 10-year statute of limitations; conditions acceptance of certain federal grants on waiver of immunity for such suits.
Progressives emphasize civil-rights and public-safety chilling effects
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly focused substantive statute that creates a private civil remedy tied to specified 'sanctuary' policies and conditions federal grant acceptance on waiver of immunity.
Creates a private civil cause of action for victims (or survivors/estates) harmed by crimes committed by noncitizens who allegedly benefitted from a local "sanctuary" policy that refused DHS detainer or notification requests.
Conditions civil liability, fee recovery, and a 10-year statute of limitations; conditions acceptance of certain federal grants on waiver of immunity for such suits.
Provides that local officials who comply with DHS detainers are treated as federal agents and immune from local liability (with the United States substituted as defendant), while preserving that no one gets immunity for knowingly violating civil or constitutional rights.
Substantive, polarized immigration enforcement bill with major federalism and legal risk; modest chance absent strong cross‑chamber compromise or judicial-proofing.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly focused substantive statute that creates a private civil remedy tied to specified 'sanctuary' policies and conditions federal grant acceptance on waiver of immunity. It is comparatively strong on definitions and integration with existing statutory provisions but limited in administrative implementation detail and silent on fiscal impacts.
Progressives emphasize civil-rights and public-safety chilling effects
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives emphasize civil-rights and public-safety chilling effects
Likely opposed.
Views the bill as undermining local policymaking and immigrant community trust, despite the victim-witness exception.
Concerns focus on chilling reporting, incentivizing profiling, and using federal funding as punishment.
Mixed.
Appreciates victim compensation and clearer rules about detainer cooperation, but worries about federalism, fiscal exposure to states, and litigation risks.
Would seek clearer definitions and procedural safeguards before supporting.
Likely supportive.
Sees the bill as enforcing immigration laws, protecting victims, and holding "sanctuary" jurisdictions accountable.
Values the grant-conditional leverage and indemnity for officers who honor detainers.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Substantive, polarized immigration enforcement bill with major federalism and legal risk; modest chance absent strong cross‑chamber compromise or judicial-proofing.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize civil-rights and public-safety chilling effects
Substantive, polarized immigration enforcement bill with major federalism and legal risk; modest chance absent strong cross‑chamber comprom…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly focused substantive statute that creates a private civil remedy tied to specified 'sanctuary' policies and conditions federal grant acceptance on waiver…
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