Congress·In Committee·H.R. 7423

No Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026

House Republicans' No Sanctuary Cities Act Would Cut Federal Funds From Cities Defying Immigration Rules

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Part of: House GOP Pushes 'No Sanctuary Cities Act' to Tie Funding to Immigration Policy

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Key Points

This bill would require state and local police to share information about people in their custody with federal immigration authorities. This includes sharing a person's citizenship status, where they are being held, and exactly when they are scheduled to be released from jail.
Local jails would have to give federal agents a 48-hour heads-up before releasing specific individuals. If a person is ordered to be released early by a judge, the jail would be required to hold them for up to two extra days to give federal agents time to take them into custody.
The policy would ban local governments from punishing their own employees for sharing immigration information. It also gives local officers legal protection from being sued personally while they are helping federal agents enforce immigration laws.
If a city or state refuses to follow these rules, they could lose federal money. The government could cut off Department of Justice grants that are normally used to help pay for local police and law enforcement programs.

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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

This bill directly targets undocumented immigrants by requiring local jails and police to share their custody and immigration status information with federal authorities. It also mandates that jails hold people for up to 48 extra hours after they would otherwise be released, giving ICE time to pick them up. These changes would make it much harder for undocumented people to interact with any part of the criminal justice system without being flagged for deportation.

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Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Milestones

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Feb 9, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 9, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

No Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026

Bill NumberHR 7423

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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