Federal funds now pay for state immigration enforcement—no oversight required.
S. 1993 — RIPPLE Act of 2025 · Filed by Ashley Moody (R-FL) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jun 9, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill allows the federal government to reimburse states and local police departments for the salaries and overtime costs of their officers who perform immigration enforcement duties under existing federal-state partnership agreements (Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act). Currently, states and localities bear these costs themselves; the bill shifts that financial burden to the federal government.
Why we flagged it
The bill's operative mechanism is a straightforward federal reimbursement authority for state/local immigration-enforcement salaries under existing 287(g) partnerships. It is a fiscal transfer, not a policy change to immigration law itself.
What the text implies
- Reimbursement may incentivize states/localities to expand 287(g) programs and immigration enforcement activity, since federal funds now cover salary costs that were previously a local budget constraint.
- The bill does not specify reimbursement caps, approval processes, or audit requirements, leaving the scope and scale of federal spending undefined and potentially open-ended.
The full analysis lists 4 implications of this text.
Who stands to gain
state and local governments with 287(g) agreements; law enforcement agencies in participating jurisdictions