As protests against the White House’s hard-line immigration policies spread beyond Los Angeles, the House took a swing at D.C.’s “sanctuary city” stance on Thursday, passing a bill that would force local authorities to cooperate with federal enforcement officials.
The measure passed 224-194, with 11 Democrats crossing the aisle to support the measure.
The bill would block District policies that restrict sharing immigration status information with the Department of Homeland Security, or that prevent complying with Immigration and Customs Enforcement requests to detain people until ICE officers can take them into custody. After the bill advanced out of the Oversight Committee, Republicans amended it to remove an exception for immigrants who come forward as a victim or witness to a crime.
