H.R. 2128 — Reimbursing Border Communities Act of 2025

This section establishes a Border Community Reimbursement Grant Program, under which the Secretary of Homeland Security awards grants to eligible units of local government within 200 miles of the U.S.-Mexico land border to reimburse expenses for border security measures, including additional wages for local law enforcement providing such security. Eligibility requires an application and excludes sanctuary jurisdictions (i.e., those violating 8 U.S.C. 1373, restricting DHS detainers, or maintaining laws or policies that violate immigration laws); grants are capped at $500,000 per fiscal year and cannot fund nonprofits, legal representation, or educational, housing, food, or healthcare resources for aliens (as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101); the Secretary, through Customs and Border Protection, must report annually through 2035 to the House and Senate Homeland Security Committees on grant uses, implementation, and recommendations; and $25 million is authorized annually for FY2026 through FY2036.