District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025
The District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025 would require the District to align with federal immigration enforcement by prohibiting sanctuary-style policies and mandating cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Specifically, it bans any DC law, policy, or practice that prevents or limits DC government entities from sharing information about individuals’ citizenship or immigration status and from complying with lawful Department of Homeland Security detainer requests under INA sections 236 and 287 (which cover detention and release notifications). In short, the bill seeks to remove DC sanctuary protections and compel local agencies to aid federal immigration enforcement. The text provided indicates the measure was introduced in the 119th Congress and, in the House, “passed” on June 12, 2025, though the prompt lists the status as introduced and sponsors as unknown.
Key Points
- 1Prohibition on sanctuary policies in DC: The District may not have statutes, ordinances, policies, or practices that restrict sharing citizenship/immigration status information with federal, state, or local government entities or otherwise hinder cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
- 2Mandate to share information: DC agencies and officials would be prohibited from opposing or restricting the exchange of information about an individual’s citizenship or immigration status with other government entities.
- 3Compliance with DHS detainers: DC must comply with lawfully issued DHS detainer requests and with DHS guidance to detain or notify about the release of individuals, as authorized by INA sections 236 and 287.
- 4Scope and applicability: The requirements would apply to any statute, ordinance, policy, or practice of the District government or its officials, across all DC government entities.
- 5Short title and status notes: The act is titled the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025. The provided text notes it passed the House on June 12, 2025, but the status in the prompt is listed as introduced; sponsor is not specified.