Bill would strip sanctuary city protections and expand ICE detainer authority
Passed one chamberH.R. 1681Latest action
Sponsor: Gabe Evans · Representative · CO
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Official title: Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act
119th Congress
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HR 1680 would require all state and local workers to share immigration status with federal agents and ban sanctuary policies nationwide.
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What does this do?
HR 1680, the UPLIFT Act, would require all state and local government employees, including police, to share information about a person's immigration status with federal agencies like ICE when asked. It would prohibit states and cities from preventing their employees from cooperating with federal immigration agents or from participating in private immigration detention facilities. The bill also strengthens the legal standing of ICE detainers, clarifying what legally justifies a hold and shielding local agencies from lawsuits when they comply.
Who does it affect?
The bill would directly affect state and local governments that currently operate under sanctuary policies, as well as undocumented immigrants held in local jails and private companies that run detention facilities. Crime victims are also affected, as the bill creates a new federal right to sue a city or state if an undocumented person released against an ICE detainer later committed a serious crime such as murder or rape against them.
Why does it matter?
Localities with sanctuary policies would be required to change how their employees handle immigration information and cooperation with federal agents. Undocumented immigrants in local jails could be held longer under ICE detainers that local agencies would now have stronger legal footing to honor.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · Apr 21, 2026
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Recorded votes
Roll-call votes recorded since January 3, 2025.
House · · Roll call 125
As recorded
- Question
- On Motion to and Pass
- Result:
- Passed
- 384
- Nay
- 9
- 0
- 37
Republicans 184 yes, 9 no, 23 not voting · Democrats 199 yes, 14 not voting · Independent 1 yes
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