District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025

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Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 489, I call up the bill (H.R. 2056) to require the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws, and ask for its immediate consideration.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2056, the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act.

The House Oversight Committee has held multiple hearings on the failings of the Biden-Harris administration to secure our borders and protect our citizens. In March, the committee heard from sanctuary city mayors, who offered carefully crafted, lawyerly statements defending their decisions not to work with the Trump administration as it works to remove criminal aliens as quickly as possible.

At the end of the day, illegal alien criminals who threaten our communities have no right to be here in the first place. State and local governments must work with the Department of Homeland Security to share information on individuals they arrest. They must also honor lawful detainers. When they do not, Congress must act.

H.R. 2056 ensures that the District of Columbia cooperates with Federal immigration agencies, including ICE, to protect our citizens and nullifies prior attempts by the District to make itself a sanctuary city.

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Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I might add that the gentleman that the gentlewoman from Georgia (Ms. Greene) was referencing is the same gentleman that two members of the House Oversight Committee requested authorization travel to go down to El Salvador and defend. I think that she was very factual in everything she said, especially her criticism.

Mr. Speaker, President Trump's electoral mandate includes his promise to the American people that Republicans would resolve the criminal illegal alien crisis across our Nation.

This bill is a necessary step in ensuring our Nation's Capital is an ally, not an opponent, in the fight to end this crisis.

Specifically, H.R. 2056 represents an important step in codifying President Trump's executive order on making the District of Columbia safe and beautiful by directly supporting the directive for enhanced coordination between the Federal Government and law enforcement regarding illegal aliens.

Mr. Speaker, I encourage each of my colleagues to support this critical legislation sponsored by Mr. Higgins.

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