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Migrant Crime Reporting Act of 2026
To authorize grants to States to collect and analyze data from State law enforcement agencies on the number of migrants in the United States who have been charged or convicted of a criminal offense.
Summary
The bill authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to award $1 million annual grants to states beginning in fiscal year 2027 to collect and analyze data on migrants charged or convicted of crimes. States receiving grants must compile migrant crime reports from law enforcement agencies across their counties and other jurisdictions, with "migrant" defined as someone unable to present valid U.S. citizenship or immigration documents. Each state receiving a grant must make its migrant crime report publicly available and submit it to the Secretary of Homeland Security.
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- Feb 26, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Feb 26, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 26, 2026
Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To authorize grants to States to collect and analyze data from State law enforcement agencies on the number of migrants in the United States who have been charged or convicted of a criminal offense.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Migrant Crime Reporting Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Eligible state.—The term “eligible State” means a State that—
(A) requests a migrant crime reporting grant for a fiscal year; and
(B) for the fiscal year before the fiscal year for which the State requests a migrant crime reporting grant, makes publicly available on a website operated by the State and submits to the Secretary a migrant crime report for the State.
(2) Migrant.—The term “migrant” means a person who is unable to present a valid document issued to such person that is—
(A) a Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551) issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services;
(B) an official birth certificate issued by a State, local government, or territory of the United States or by the United States;
(C) a valid, unexpired United States passport;
(D) a Certificate of Citizenship (Form N-560 or Form N-561); or
(E) a Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550), a Replacement Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-570), or a Special Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-
578).
(3) Migrant crime report.—The term “migrant crime report” means a report regarding the number of migrants who have been charged with or convicted of a criminal offense in a State during a fiscal year.
(4) Migrant crime reporting grant.—The term “migrant crime reporting grant” means a grant awarded under section 3(a).
(5) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(6) State.—The term “State” means each of the several States of the United States.
SEC. 3. MIGRANT CRIME REPORTING GRANTS.
(a) In General.—For fiscal year 2027, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, award to each eligible State a grant in the amount of $1,000,000.
(b) Use of Funds.—A State shall use amounts received under a migrant crime reporting grant to collect and analyze data from law enforcement agencies in each county, parish, borough, or other general purpose political subdivision of the State on the number of migrants who have been charged with or convicted of a criminal offense in the State.
(c) Migrant Crime Reporting Requirement.—A State that receives a migrant crime reporting grant for a fiscal year shall make publicly available on a website operated by the State and submit to the Secretary a migrant crime report for the State with respect to the fiscal year.
SEC. 4. FUNDING.
Section 100051 of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14”, approved July 4, 2025 (Public Law 119-21; 139 Stat. 385) (commonly known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”), is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(13) Migrant crime reporting grants.—Awarding grants under the Migrant Crime Reporting Act of 2026.”. <all>
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