This bill would prohibit "sanctuary jurisdictions" from receiving Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), federal funding typically used by states and cities for housing, infrastructure, and community development projects. The legislation defines a sanctuary jurisdiction as any state or local government that has policies restricting the sharing of immigration status information with federal immigration authorities or preventing compliance with federal immigration detention requests. The bill includes a narrow exception for policies that protect crime victims and witnesses from deportation. Any jurisdiction receiving these grants would be required to certify that it is not a sanctuary jurisdiction and will not become one during the grant period. By tying federal funding to immigration enforcement cooperation, the bill would affect numerous cities and states that have adopted sanctuary policies, potentially redirecting millions of dollars in federal community development assistance away from these jurisdictions.
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