NEGATIVE Immigration 119th Congress

H.R.2056 D.C. Federal Immigration Compliance Act

Requires Washington, D.C. to comply with federal immigration enforcement, overriding the city's sanctuary policies (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

The D.C. Home Rule Act grants local self-governance; anti-commandeering bars compelling local enforcement.

D.C. Home Rule Act (Pub. L. 93-198, 1973) — grants the District self-governance over local law enforcement policies

Printz v. United States, 521 U.S. 898 (1997) — anti-commandeering doctrine: federal government cannot compel state/local officers to enforce federal regulatory programs
10th Amendment — powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states (and by extension, local governments)

Requires D.C. to comply with federal immigration enforcement, overriding local sanctuary policies. It represents federal intervention in D.C. self-governance under the Home Rule Act and undermines community trust-based policing.