Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens
Enhances information-sharing between ICE and local law enforcement.
Section by Section
What each section does, and how they differ.
Asserts federal supremacy on immigration and national security; sanctuary jurisdictions that obstruct federal law enforcement violate federal criminal law.
Attorney General designates sanctuary jurisdictions and notifies them of defiance within 30 days.
Suspends or terminates federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions and pursues legal remedies against those remaining in defiance.
Requires verification of eligibility for federal public benefits for individuals in sanctuary jurisdictions.
Directs Attorney General to stop enforcement of state/local laws favoring aliens over Americans.
Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.