# Plain Language Summary: No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act

This bill would cut off federal funding to cities and states that have policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. Specifically, it targets places that restrict their local police or government workers from sharing information about someone's immigration status with federal authorities, or that refuse to comply with federal requests to hold someone for immigration officials. The bill would make these jurisdictions ineligible for any federal money intended to help undocumented immigrants, including funds for food, shelter, healthcare, legal services, and transportation.

The bill defines "sanctuary jurisdictions" fairly broadly—essentially any state or local government that has policies limiting immigration enforcement cooperation. However, there's one important exception: places that protect crime victims and witnesses from immigration enforcement wouldn't be considered sanctuary jurisdictions just for that reason. This means a city could still have a policy saying "we won't report immigrants who come to us as crime victims" without triggering the funding cuts.

The practical impact would be significant for cities and states that have adopted sanctuary policies. They'd lose access to federal grants and programs designed to help undocumented immigrants in their communities. This could affect services like emergency shelters, health clinics, or legal aid programs that currently receive federal support. The bill would take effect either 60 days after it becomes law or at the start of the next fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Department of Homeland Security would be required to publish an annual list of which jurisdictions are out of compliance, essentially naming and tracking sanctuary cities.

No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act

LaLota, Nick

No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities ActThis bill makes a state or political subdivision of a state ineligible for any federal funds that the jurisdiction intends to use to benefit non-U.S. nationals (i.e., aliens under federal law) who are unlawfully present if the jurisdiction withholds information about citizenship or immigration status or does not cooperate with immigration detainers.Specifically, such funds are denied to any jurisdiction that has a law, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts any government entity from<ul><li>maintaining, sending, or receiving information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of any individual;</li><li>exchanging information regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status with a federal, state, or local government entity;&nbsp;</li><li>complying with a valid immigration detainer from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); or&nbsp;</li><li>notifying DHS about an individual's release from custody.</li></ul>The funding restriction does not apply&nbsp;to a law, policy, or practice that only applies to an individual who comes forward as a victim of or a witness to a criminal offense.DHS must annually provide to specified congressional committees a list of jurisdictions that have failed to comply with a DHS detainer or have failed to notify DHS of an individual’s release.The funding restriction begins 60 days after the bill's enactment or on the first day of&nbsp;the fiscal year following&nbsp;the bill's enactment, whichever is earlier.