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H.R. 2056 (119th): District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act

District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act This bill prohibits the District of Columbia (DC) from limiting its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement activities, except for certain instances involving witnesses and victims of crime. Specifically, the bill bars DC from adopting a law, policy, or practice prohibiting DC governmental entities from sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of any individual with a federal, state, or local government entity. Further, DC may not adopt a law, policy, or practice of not complying with lawful requests from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual from custody. (A detainer is a formal request from DHS that a state or locality hold an individual in custody for up to 48 hours after the individual would otherwise be released so that DHS may facilitate the individual's removal.) The bill provides exceptions allowing DC to adopt policies of not sharing information or complying with a detainer request regarding an individual who comes forward as a victim or a witness of a crime.

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Recorded summary

The bill bars the District of Columbia from adopting laws, policies, or practices that prohibit DC government entities from sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging information about any individual's citizenship or immigration status with federal, state, or local entities. It also bars DC from declining lawful Department of Homeland Security requests to honor immigration detainers or to notify DHS of an individual's release. A detainer asks a jurisdiction to hold a person for up to 48 hours past their scheduled release so DHS can facilitate removal. The bill exempts individuals who come forward as crime victims or witnesses.

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Theological note: This bill engages Scripture's concern for lawful civil order and just authority (Romans 13), the equitable treatment of the sojourner (Leviticus 19:33-34), and the protection of persons from unjust detention (Micah 6:8). It raises questions about whether local officials may decline to hold persons on immigration detainers without judicial authorization, and about how the duty to cooperate with lawful federal enforcement should be weighed against the protection of immigrant families and the integrity of local trust in policing.

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Recorded votes

Roll 170 · 12-Jun-2025 4:05 PM · On Motion to Recommit · Failed

Yea 205 · Nay 215 · Other 12

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Roll 171 · 12-Jun-2025 4:12 PM · On Passage · Passed

Yea 224 · Nay 194 · Other 14

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