Bill > HB1303

This bill amends North Dakota law to prohibit "sanctuary city" policies, which are local government practices that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The bill prevents state, local, and higher education entities from adopting policies that: restrict communication with federal immigration agencies about an individual's immigration status, grant unauthorized immigrants special rights, violate federal immigration cooperation laws, impede the transfer of unauthorized immigrants to federal custody, or prevent law enforcement from inquiring about a person's citizenship status. If the Attorney General determines a political subdivision has a sanctuary policy, they must issue an official opinion, and the political subdivision has 30 days to appeal or provide evidence that the policy has been rescinded. If a violation is confirmed, the state treasurer will withhold funding from that jurisdiction and deposit the funds into a newly created "sanctuary compliance fund." The fund can be used to redistribute money to compliant political subdivisions. Any policy adopted in violation of these provisions is automatically considered void. The bill essentially aims to compel local governments and institutions to fully cooperate with federal immigration enforcement efforts by implementing financial penalties for non-compliance.

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https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1303.html