H.R. 3081 would withhold certain federal funds from states and cities that have policies restricting their local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. Specifically, jurisdictions deemed by the Attorney General to have "law enforcement cooperation restrictions" would lose federal funding intended for services to undocumented immigrants, including food, shelter, healthcare, legal services, and transportation. The bill would take effect 60 days after enactment and requires the Attorney General to submit an annual report to Congress identifying which jurisdictions qualify as having cooperation restrictions. The legislation targets so-called "sanctuary" policies that limit local police involvement in federal immigration enforcement, using federal funding as leverage to compel greater cooperation between local and federal law enforcement agencies.
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