SHIELD Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6608 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6608 To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to any State or local government that arrests or prosecutes Federal law enforcement officers for performing duties related to the enforcement of Federal immigration law. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2025 Mr. Arrington (for himself, Mr. Self, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Ms. Tenney, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Burchett, and Mr. Grothman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to any State or local government that arrests or prosecutes Federal law enforcement officers for performing duties related to the enforcement of Federal immigration law. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguarding Homeland Immigration Enforcement from Local Detention Act of 2025'' or as the ``SHIELD Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds as follows: (1) The Constitution vests the Federal Government with exclusive authority over the enforcement of immigration laws. (2) Federal law enforcement officers acting within the scope of their duties must not be subject to arrest, detention, or prosecution by State or local jurisdictions for carrying out lawful immigration enforcement activities. (3) Certain jurisdictions have threatened or taken actions to