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Border Security and State Enforcement Partnership Act

Status: HopperSession: September 2026 Senate SessionIssue: Immigration

Summary

This bill expands immigration enforcement support by funding rural states for border-related operations, detention transport, law-enforcement tech, and jail reimbursement tied to federal immigration holds, while increasing penalties for trafficking and repeat smuggling. It also pressures state and local governments to cooperate with federal detainers, inmate information-sharing, and joint interior enforcement in order to receive certain DHS assistance.

Full text

A bill to strengthen immigration enforcement by authorizing targeted grants to rural states for border-support operations, detention transport coordination, interoperable law-enforcement technology, and county jail reimbursement related to federal immigration holds; to increase criminal penalties for organized human trafficking and repeat smuggling offenses connected to unlawful entry or labor exploitation; and to condition certain Department of Homeland Security enforcement assistance on good-faith cooperation by state and local jurisdictions with federal immigration detainers, inmate status information-sharing, and joint interior enforcement operations, with exceptions required by federal law.

Sponsor

Clint BraddockRepublican Party

Cosponsors

None yet

Motions

Motions will become available once this bill enters floor debate.