Condition FEMA grants on immigration cooperation and E-Verify
Mandate directs FEMA to require grant applicants to certify immigration-law compliance, honor detainers, use E-Verify government-wide, and share DMV/voter data—or be ineligible (except some disaster/nonhumanitarian funds).
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 5 (Department of Homeland Security) — Compliance for Grants: Secretary should direct FEMA that grant funding go only to lawful actors supporting homeland security mission; preconditions include certification of compliance with federal immigration laws and detainers, E-Verify registration/use for entire state/local government, and total information-sharing including DMV and voter registration databases.
Undo plan
1) Rescind grant conditions that coerce sanctuary policy changes beyond statutory authority.
2) Separate disaster aid from immigration enforcement leverage.
3) Protect voter and DMV data sharing under privacy statutes and election administration independence.
4) Restore needs-based FEMA preparedness funding criteria.
5) Verify: FEMA NOFOs; litigation outcomes on conditional spending.
Sources
- https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf
- https://archive.org/stream/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL_djvu.txt
- https://whatisproject2025.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2025_MandateForLeadership_CHAPTER-05.pdf
- https://whatisproject2025.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2025_MandateForLeadership_SECTION-02.pdf