This bill would prohibit cities and states that are designated as "sanctuary jurisdictions" from receiving Community Development Block Grants, a major federal funding program that supports housing, infrastructure, and community development projects. The bill defines sanctuary jurisdictions as those with laws or policies that prevent local officials from sharing immigration status information with federal authorities or complying with certain Department of Homeland Security detainer requests, though it exempts jurisdictions that simply decline to share information about crime victims or witnesses. Under the proposed change to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, any city or state receiving these federal grants would be required to certify that it is not a sanctuary jurisdiction and will not become one while receiving funds. The bill does not specify the total amount of funding at stake, but Community Development Block Grants distribute billions of dollars annually to local communities. This legislation would affect numerous cities and states across the country that have adopted sanctuary policies limiting immigration enforcement cooperation with federal authorities.
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