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No Student Visas for Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025
Key claim: HR3237 would prohibit the issuance of student visas to individuals seeking to study in jurisdictions designated as sanctuary cities.
Abstract
(HR3237 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2025-05-07): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Why this matters
The bill links visa issuance to state and local immigration-enforcement cooperation, extending the sanctuary-city debate into consular adjudication of student visas. If enacted, affected populations would include prospective international students at universities in designated jurisdictions, and universities themselves would face indirect pressure over local enforcement policies.