HR 3237
No Student Visas for Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025
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Bill overview
This bill proposes to limit the availability of student visas (F- and M-visas) to educational institutions located in ‘sanctuary jurisdictions.’ A sanctuary jurisdiction is defined as a state or local government that obstructs immigration enforcement. The Department of Homeland Security will identify these jurisdictions annually, and no student visa will be issued to students attending schools in those areas. The bill includes a provision allowing for the removal of a jurisdiction from the list if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines it is no longer a sanctuary.
Key provisions
- Defines ‘sanctuary jurisdiction’ based on obstruction of immigration enforcement.
- Restricts the issuance of F- and M-visas to institutions in sanctuary jurisdictions.
- Applies to students pursuing studies at colleges, universities, conservatories, academic high schools, elementary schools, and accredited language training programs.
- Also applies to students pursuing full courses of study at vocational or other recognized nonacademic institutions in sanctuary jurisdictions.
- Allows for a jurisdiction to be removed from the list of sanctuary jurisdictions if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines it is no longer a sanctuary.
- Specifies criteria for identifying sanctuary jurisdictions, including refusal to comply with ICE detainers and impeding communication with immigration officials.
Who is affected
- International students seeking student visas (F- and M-visas)
- Educational institutions (colleges, universities, etc.) located in sanctuary jurisdictions
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Primary sponsor
Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] Hageman
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 3237
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a limitation on availability of student visas for institutions in sanctuary jurisdictions.
This Act may be cited as the No Student Visas for Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025
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Section 214(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(m)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, for each fiscal year, identify sanctuary jurisdictions for purposes of this paragraph.
The prohibition under subparagraphs (B) and (C) do not apply for a fiscal year in the case of a State or unit of local government identified as a sanctuary jurisdiction if the Secretary of Homeland Security thereafter determines that such State or unit of local government is no longer a sanctuary jurisdiction and submits a report to Congress to that effect.
sanctuary jurisdictionmeans any State or unit of local government that has laws, ordinances, regulations, resolutions, policies, or other practices that obstruct immigration enforcement and shield criminals from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including by—
refusing to or prohibiting agencies from complying with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers;