Bill Details
HR.1928 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-03-06 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Date
2025-03-06
Policy Area
Immigration
Committees
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Sponsors
Cosponsors
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This bill would let U.S. citizens sue state or local governments that are considered “sanctuary jurisdictions” if a non-citizen located there commits a crime against them or an immediate family member. The person could ask a federal court for court orders or money damages. The bill says these lawsuits could also apply if the person later moves to another place. It also says local governments would not be responsible under this bill if they are only following state law.
- It creates a new private right to sue in federal court for people harmed by a crime committed by a non-citizen who was in a sanctuary jurisdiction.
- A “sanctuary jurisdiction” is defined as a state or local government that limits cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
- Examples include refusing to honor immigration detainers, making it harder to honor detainers, blocking access for immigration interviews, or limiting communication with federal immigration officers.
- Local governments would not be liable under this bill if the policy they are following comes from the state government.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1928 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1928
To authorize private enforcement of immigration laws, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 6, 2025
Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Crane, Mr. Gooden, Mr.
Haridopolos, and Mr. Feenstra) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To authorize private enforcement of immigration laws, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sanctuary City Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS.
Title I of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 107. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.
``(a) In General.--Any individual who is a national of the United
States may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court of the
United States against a sanctuary jurisdiction in which an alien was
located if that alien commits a crime against that individual, or an
immediate family member of that individual, in the sanctuary
jurisdiction, or in any other jurisdiction to which the alien later
relocates, for such injunctive relief or compensatory damages as may be
appropriate.
``(b) Limitation on Liability.--A unit of local government may not
be held liable under this section for enforcing or implementing a law,
ordinance, regulation, resolution, policy, or other practice imposed by
the State in which the unit of local government is located.
``(c) Sanctuary Jurisdiction Defined.--In this section, the term
`sanctuary jurisdiction' means any State or unit of local government
that has laws, ordinances, regulations, resolutions, policies, or other
practices that obstruct immigration enforcement and shield criminals
from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including by--
``(1) refusing to or prohibiting agencies from complying
with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers;
``(2) imposing unreasonable conditions on U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement detainer compliance;
``(3) denying U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
access to interview incarcerated aliens; or
``(4) otherwise impeding communication or information
exchanges between the jurisdiction's personnel and Federal
immigration officers.''.
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