# Plain Language Summary: No Student Visas for Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025

This bill would prevent international students from getting student visas to attend schools located in "sanctuary jurisdictions." Sanctuary jurisdictions are cities, counties, or states that have policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement—for example, they might refuse to hold people in jail just because immigration authorities ask them to, or they might restrict when local police can share immigration information with federal agents. Under this bill, if your school is in one of these jurisdictions, international students wouldn't be able to get the F-visas (for academic students) or M-visas (for vocational students) needed to study there.

The practical effect would be significant for universities, colleges, language schools, and vocational programs in sanctuary areas. Schools in places like California, New York, Illinois, and many other cities with sanctuary policies would lose access to international student enrollment. This could hurt these institutions financially, since international students often pay higher tuition rates and contribute to campus diversity. It would also affect the students themselves—people from other countries who want to study at American schools in these areas simply wouldn't be allowed to do so, regardless of their academic qualifications or intentions.

The bill gives the Secretary of Homeland Security the power to identify which jurisdictions count as "sanctuary jurisdictions" each year. However, if a state or local government changes its policies and stops obstructing immigration enforcement, the Secretary can remove it from the list and allow student visas again for that area. The definition of sanctuary jurisdiction focuses on practices like refusing immigration detainers (requests to hold people for immigration authorities) or limiting access to detained immigrants.