“To prohibit sanctuary jurisdictions from receiving community development block grants.”
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This section defines a "sanctuary jurisdiction" under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (i.e., a state or political subdivision prohibiting or restricting government entities or officials from sharing citizenship or immigration status information with other governments or from complying with certain Department of Homeland Security detainer or notification requests under the Immigration and Nationality Act, except for policies limited to victims or witnesses of crimes who come forward). It further requires community development block grant (CDBG) grantees to certify that they are not and will not become a sanctuary jurisdiction during the grant period. (Thus, sanctuary jurisdictions become ineligible for CDBG funds, which provide formula-based and competitive grants to local governments for housing rehabilitation, community facilities, and economic development.)