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HR 1821 · in committee · significant

HELD Act

What this bill does

  • This bill cuts federal funding to states and cities that don't quickly respond to ICE requests for alien information.
  • State and local law enforcement agencies are affected, particularly those with sanctuary policies.
  • The penalty is loss of federal funds; it applies to laws blocking ICE hold requests or information sharing.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would losing federal funding affect police departments in states with sanctuary policies, and what services might be cut?

  2. 02

    What evidence exists that withholding federal funds would improve immigration enforcement cooperation compared to current voluntary information-sharing?

  3. 03

    Should immigration enforcement responsibility fall primarily on federal ICE agents or be shared with state and local police departments?

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Sponsor · R-CA-41

Ken Calvert

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Introduced 2025-03-04

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-04 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-03-04 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-03-04 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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