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This bill, titled the "No Student Visas for Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025," proposes to restrict student visas (F-visas and M-visas) for educational institutions located in "sanctuary jurisdictions." A sanctuary jurisdiction is defined as a state or local government that limits cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, such as refusing to honor Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers, restricting ICE's access to interview detained immigrants, or impeding information sharing between local personnel and federal immigration officers. Under this proposed legislation, the Secretary of Homeland Security would annually identify sanctuary jurisdictions, and students would be prohibited from obtaining F-visas (for academic studies) or M-visas (for vocational studies) at institutions within those jurisdictions. The ban on student visas would be lifted if the jurisdiction is later determined to no longer obstruct immigration enforcement and the Secretary of Homeland Security reports this change to Congress. The bill aims to pressure local governments to fully cooperate with federal immigration enforcement by creating a significant economic disincentive for educational institutions in sanctuary jurisdictions.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3237/all-info