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185New IntroducedAct inCreates Senatethe (IS)]Justice <DOC>for 119thVictims CONGRESSof 1stSanctuary SessionCities S.Act.

185Provides Tothat provideany individual, or, if the individual is deceased or permanently incapacitated, a spouse, parent, or child of the individual, who is the victim of a murder, rape, or any felony in the State, for which an alien who benefited from a sanctuary policy has been arrested, convicted, or sentenced to a term of imprisonment of at least one year, may bring a sanctuary-related civil remedyaction for individualscompensatory harmeddamages byagainst a sanctuary jurisdiction policies,in andthe forappropriate othercourt purposes.if the sanctuary jurisdiction failed to comply with:

_______________________________________________________________________(1) INa THErequest SENATEwith OFrespect THEto UNITEDthe STATESalien Januarythat 22,was 2025lawfully Mr.made by the Department of Homeland Security;

Tillisand (for(2) himself,a Mr.detainer for or notify about the release of the alien.

Graham,Provides Mrs.that such a sanctuary-related civil action may not be brought later than 10 years after the occurrence of the crime or the death of a person as a result of the crime, whichever occurs later.

Britt,Provides Mr.for the cooperation between federal and local law enforcement.

Cruz,Provides Mr.that nothing may be construed to provide immunity to any person who knowingly violates the civil or constitutional rights of an individual.

Lankford,LRB101 Mr.20520 LNS 70123 b A BILL FOR HB5559 LRB101 20520 LNS 70123 b AN ACT concerning civil law.

Cassidy,Be Mr.it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Cramer,Section Mr.1.

Marshall,Short Mr.title.

Sheehy,This Mr.Act may be cited as the Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act.

Rounds,Section and5. Mr.

Budd)Definitions. introduced the following bill;

whichAs wasused readin twicethis andAct: referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide a civil remedy for individuals harmed by sanctuary jurisdiction policies, and for other purposes.

Be"Alien" ithas enacted by the Senatemeaning andprovided Houseunder of8 RepresentativesU.S.C. of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.

SHORT1101(a)(3). TITLE.

This"Sanctuary Actjurisdiction" maymeans beany citedunit asof thelocal ``Justicegovernment foror VictimsState ofagency Sanctuarythat Citieshas Actin ofeffect 2025''.a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts any government entity or official from:

SEC.(1) sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging with any federal, State, or local governmental entity information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of any alien;

2.or (2) complying with a request lawfully made by the Department of Homeland Security under 8 U.S.C.

DEFINITIONS.1226 and 1357 to comply with a detainer for or notify about the release of an alien.

In"Sanctuary thisjurisdiction" Act:does not include a unit of local government or State agency where the only basis for declaring it a sanctuary jurisdiction is that it has a policy whereby its officials will not share information regarding, or comply with HB5559 - 2 - LRB101 20520 LNS 70123 b a request made by the Department of Homeland Security under 8 U.S.C.

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1101(a)(3))."Sanctuary policy" means a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice of a sanctuary city.

(2)"Sanctuary-related Sanctuarycivil jurisdiction.--action" (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term ``sanctuary jurisdiction'' means any State or political subdivision of a Statecivil thataction hasbrought inagainst effect a statute,sanctuary ordinance,jurisdiction policy,by oran practiceindividual, that prohibits or restrictsthe anyestate governmentof entity or officiala from--survivor (i) sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchangingheir withof any Federal, State, or local government entity information regarding the citizenshipindividual, orwho: immigration status of any alien;

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(B)Section Exception.--A10. State or political subdivision of a State shall not be deemed a sanctuary jurisdiction based solely on having a policy whereby its officials will not share information regarding, or comply with a request made by the Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.

1226Sanctuary-related andcivil 1357)action. to comply with a detainer regarding, an alien who comes forward as a victim or a witness to a criminal offense.

(3)(a) SanctuaryAny policy.--Theindividual, termor, ``sanctuaryif policy''the meansindividual is deceased or permanently incapacitated, a statute,spouse, ordinance,parent, policy,or child of the individual, who is the victim of a murder, rape, or practiceany referredfelony in this State, for which an alien who benefited from a sanctuary policy has been arrested, convicted, or sentenced to a term of imprisonment of at least one year, may bring a sanctuary-related civil action for compensatory damages against a sanctuary jurisdiction in paragraphthe (2)(A).appropriate court if the sanctuary jurisdiction failed to comply with:

(4)(1) Sanctuary-relateda civilrequest action.--Thewith termrespect ``sanctuary-to relatedthe civilalien action''that meanswas alawfully civilmade action brought against a sanctuary jurisdiction by an individual (or the estate,Department survivors, or heirs of suchHomeland individual)Security who--under (A)HB5559 is- injured3 or- harmedLRB101 by20520 anLNS alien70123 whob benefitted8 fromU.S.C. a sanctuary policy of such sanctuary jurisdiction;

1226 and (B)1357; would not have been so injured or harmed if such alien had not been so benefitted.

SEC.and (2) a detainer for or notify about the release of the alien.

3.(b) An action brought under this Section may not be brought later than 10 years after the occurrence of the crime or the death of a person as a result of the crime, whichever occurs later.

CIVIL(c) ACTIONIn FORan HARMaction BYor ANproceeding ALIENunder THATthis BENEFITTEDSection, FROMthe Acourt SANCTUARYshall POLICY.award reasonable attorney's fees and costs, including expert fees, to the prevailing plaintiff.

(a)Section Private15. Right of Action.-- (1) Cause of action.--Any individual, or a spouse, parent, or child of such individual (if the individual is deceased or permanently incapacitated), who is the victim of a murder, rape, or any felony (as defined by the State in which the crime occurred) for which an alien has been arrested, convicted, or sentenced to a term of imprisonment of at least 1 year, may bring an action for compensatory damages against a State or a political subdivision of a State, in the appropriate Federal or State court, if such State or political subdivision failed-- (A) to comply with a request with respect to an alien that was lawfully made by the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.

1226Cooperation between federal and 1357);local law enforcement.

and(a) (B)(i)A tosanctuary complyjurisdiction, or an officer, employee, or agent of a sanctuary jurisdiction, that complies with a detainer forissued suchby alien;the Department of Homeland Security under 8 U.S.C.