S. 1522Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act

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The District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act requires the District to follow federal immigration laws and bans any local sanctuary policies that prevent sharing immigration status information or complying with DHS detainer requests. The only carve‑out is for individuals who are victims or witnesses of crimes, who may be protected from such information sharing.

Key Provisions

The District of Columbia may not adopt any law, ordinance, policy, or practice that blocks city officials from sharing a person’s citizenship or immigration status with federal, state, or local authorities.
DC officials must comply with lawful requests from the Department of Homeland Security for immigration detainers or notifications about a person’s release, as required under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
An exception allows DC to refuse sharing information or complying with detainer requests when the individual is a victim or witness of a crime.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

April 30, 2025

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Introduced in Senate

April 30, 2025

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

April 30, 2025

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Introduced in SenateIssued April 30, 2025

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1522

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 30, 2025

Mr. Hagerty introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

A BILL

To require the District of Columbia to comply with Federal immigration laws.

Short title

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

Prohibition on District of Columbia serving as sanctuary jurisdiction

(a)

In general

Except as provided under subsection (b), 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, 1357) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual.

(b)

Exception

The District of Columbia shall not be in violation of subsection (a) solely because it has a policy whereby its officials will not—

(1)

share information regarding an individual who comes forward as a victim of or a witness to a criminal offense; or

(2)

comply with a request made by the Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226, 1357) to comply with a detainer regarding an individual who comes forward as a victim of or a witness to a criminal offense.