Bill would strip local police of immigration enforcement authority
In committeeH.R. 6890Latest action
Sponsor: Mike Quigley · Representative · IL
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Official title: PROTECT Immigration Act of 2025
119th Congress
Topics: Immigration
Introduced:
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HR 6890 would end the 287(g) program, barring local and state police from acting as immigration enforcers under ICE agreements.
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What does this do?
HR 6890 would shut down the federal 287(g) program, which lets local and state police sign agreements with ICE to question, arrest, and detain people for immigration violations. Federal law would be updated to make immigration enforcement the exclusive responsibility of federal officers. Narrow exceptions for situations such as terrorism or immigrant smuggling, already established in other laws, would remain.
Who does it affect?
Local and state law enforcement agencies that currently hold 287(g) agreements with ICE would lose the ability to participate in immigration enforcement under those agreements. Undocumented immigrants living in areas where those agreements are active would also be directly affected.
Why does it matter?
Ending 287(g) would represent a significant shift in how immigration enforcement operates at the local level across the country. Both supporters and critics of local-federal immigration cooperation would feel the impact of this change.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedDec 18, 2025
- House committeeYou are here · Dec 18, 2025
- House vote
- Senate
- The president's desk
Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.