Bill · S. 1522· Senate(119-S-1522)
District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act
- Introduced
- 4/30/2025
- Last activity
- 4/30/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sponsored by
- Bill Hagerty
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the "District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act." It stops the District of Columbia from having any laws or policies that prevent its officials from sharing immigration status information with other government entities. It also requires the District to comply with Department of Homeland Security requests regarding detainers or release notifications. There is an exception for individuals who are victims of or witnesses to a criminal offense.
Yes
Does this give the federal government more power?+6
Mandates that the District of Columbia comply with federal immigration mandates, overriding local policy.
Does this tighten control of the border?+4
Strengthens compliance with federal immigration detention and notification laws.
Does this give the government more power to monitor people inside the country?+3
Increases government capacity to track and share immigration status information.
The opposite· 3 of 11
Would immigrants be better off under this?-8
Directly facilitates the identification and detention of undocumented immigrants.
Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this?-6
High likelihood of negative impact due to increased immigration enforcement and data sharing.
Does this leave more decisions to the states?-6
Reduces the local government's autonomy to determine its own immigration policies.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Law Enforcement Coordination: By allowing the exchange of citizenship and immigration status information, Federal, State, and local government entities can better communicate (Section 2(a)(1)).
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Victim and Witness Protection: People who are victims of or witnesses to a criminal offense are protected because the District can still have policies to not share their information or comply with detainers for them (Section 2(b)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Increased Immigration Enforcement: The bill prohibits the District from restricting officials from sharing immigration status information or complying with Department of Homeland Security detainers, which could lead to more enforcement actions against individuals (Section 2(a)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Immigrants-8Good For Hispanic Americans-6Good For Asian Americans-3Good For Children-3Good For Low Income Households-2Good For Urban Residents-2
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+6Increase States Rights-6Improves Privacy Rights-5
- Education And Technology
- Improves Data Privacy-4
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Border Security+4Improves Pathway To Citizenship-5Improves Racial Equity-3
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Increases Domestic Surveillance+3
- 4/30/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced in Senate
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