House committee approves bill to remove DC's sanctuary city policies

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee passed a bill late Wednesday to remove so-called sanctuary city laws in Washington, D.C. 

The bill, the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act, if signed into law, would prohibit the District government from continuing to have policies that prohibits or restricts it or any of its officials from sending, receiving, maintaining or exchanging requests from the federal government or any state and local government about the citizenship or immigration status of any individual.

It also would require the District to comply with Department of Homeland Security requests to detain illegal migrants who have been incarcerated. 

“As our nation’s capital, Washington D.C. should be the safest, most ‘America First’ city in the United States, and Congress has the Constitutional authority to end the city’s sanctuary status. My bill is a small step towards returning Washington DC to We, the People," said the bill's sponsor, Louisiana GOP Rep. Clay Higgins, according to the WUSA9 news outlet. 

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