HR 218 · in committee · major
State Immigration Enforcement Act
- immigration
What this bill does
- This bill allows state and local governments to create their own laws that penalize immigration violations.
- Employers and immigrants face enforcement through both state and federal penalties for violations.
- The bill removes a federal law that previously blocked states from enforcing these penalties independently.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would allowing states to set their own immigration penalties affect consistency for immigrants and employers operating across multiple states?
- 02
What enforcement costs would fall on state and local governments, and who would fund these new immigration compliance programs?
- 03
Does the evidence suggest state-level immigration enforcement reduces unauthorized immigration, or does it primarily create additional penalties for existing violations?
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Sponsor · R-AZ-5
Andy Biggs
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
3/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-07
Joining the bill
Legislative timeline
2025-01-07 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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