March 18, 2026
Mrs. McIver (for herself, Ms. Pou, Mr. Swalwell, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To provide that no Federal funds made available to certain State Homeland Security Grant program recipients may be used to carry out any civil immigration enforcement activity, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protect World Cup Attendees Act
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Sec. 2. Limitation on use of funds
(a) In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an entity receiving Federal funds under section 90005(a)(1)(B) or section 90005(a)(1)(C) of an Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 (Public Law 119–21) may not, except under exigent circumstances—
(1)
participate in any program under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)), or
(2)
carry out any civil immigration enforcement activity under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)),
during the covered time period.
(b) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Covered time period
The term covered time period
means the period of time beginning at 12:01 a.m. on June 11, 2026, and concluding at 11:59 p.m. on July 19, 2026.
(2) Exigent circumstances defined
The term exigent circumstances
means a situation involving any of the following:
(A)
The imminent risk of death, violence, or physical harm to a person, including in the case of terrorism (as such term is defined in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)).
(B)
The imminent risk to the national security of the United States.
(C)
The immediate arrest or hot pursuit of an individual presenting an imminent risk to public safety, including relating to death, violence, or physical harm to a person.
(D)
The imminent risk of destruction of evidence that is material to an ongoing criminal case.