--- title: Immigration: House Passes 'Kate's Law' and Sanctuary Bill description: The House of Representatives on Thursday passed two immigration bills that help President Donald Trump in his immigration fight canonical: https://time.com/4840666/immigration-house-kates-law-sanctuary-cities-trump/ author: Abigail Abrams article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-29T23:54:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T11:05:39.510Z article:section: Politics og:title: House Passes 'Kate's Law' and Bill Cracking Down on Sanctuary Cities og:description: The legislation boosts President Trump's efforts to curb immigration og:url: https://time.com/4840666/immigration-house-kates-law-sanctuary-cities-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5305eaa2c2fc92cd/6988d40d4ee262350230df75/paul-ryan-john-kelly-donald-trump-immigration-kates-law-sanctuary-cities.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: House Speaker Paul Ryan Holds Weekly News Conference og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: House Passes 'Kate's Law' and Bill Cracking Down on Sanctuary Cities twitter:description: The legislation boosts President Trump's efforts to curb immigration twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5305eaa2c2fc92cd/6988d40d4ee262350230df75/paul-ryan-john-kelly-donald-trump-immigration-kates-law-sanctuary-cities.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # House Passes 'Kate's Law' And Bill Cracking Down on Sanctuary Cities > Sponsored content. 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It explains the politics, personalities and power dynamics behind the headlines, three times a week. #### Where can I get analysis of Washington politics by email? D.C. Brief is TIME's free Washington politics newsletter, available at time.com/newsletters. It is written by a TIME senior correspondent who covers the capital full time. #### Who writes TIME's D.C. Brief? Philip Elliott, a senior correspondent at TIME, writes D.C. Brief. #### Is D.C. Brief free? Yes. D.C. Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. by [Abigail Abrams](https://time.com/author/abigail-abrams/) ## Abigail Abrams Jun 29, 2017 11:54 PM UTC  John Kelly (L), Secretary of Homeland Security, speaks at Speaker of the House Paul Ryan's weekly press conference at the Capitol on June 29, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Kelly addressed immigration legislation before the House of Representatives during his remarks. John Kelly (L), Secretary of Homeland Security, speaks at Speaker of the House Paul Ryan's weekly press conference at the Capitol on June 29, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Kelly addressed immigration legislation before the House of Representatives during his remarks. Win McNamee—Getty Images by [Abigail Abrams](https://time.com/author/abigail-abrams/) ## Abigail Abrams Jun 29, 2017 11:54 PM UTC The House of Representatives on Thursday passed two immigration bills that help President Donald Trump in his fight against illegal immigration and sanctuary cities. The bills — [Kate’s Law](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3004) and the [No Sanctuary for Criminals Act](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3003) — raise the penalties for undocumented immigrants who re-enter the United States after being deported and revoke federal grants from cities that do not comply with federal immigration enforcement. Both bills passed largely along party lines after Republicans, [including the President](http://time.com/4836943/undocumented-immigrants-donald-trump/?iid=sr-link1), heavily promoted them. Trump tweeted five times on Thursday to express his support for the pieces of legislation, once saying “MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN” and other times saying he hopes the Senate will follow the House’s lead. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/880489358431850496) Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly also joined House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday to promote the bills, according to the [Washington _Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-passes-bills-to-crack-down-on-sanctuary-cities-and-deported-criminals-who-return-to-us/2017/06/29/f65419c4-5cff-11e7-9fc6-c7ef4bc58d13%5Fstory.html?utm%5Fterm=.ffbfa9a4bfe3)_._ “President Trump has been clear that our borders are not open to illegal immigration, that we are a nation of laws, and we will no longer look the other way,” Kelly said on Thursday. “Well, we will no longer look the other way in the interior, either.” “Kate’s Law” is named for Kathryn Steinle, who was killed in 2015 by an undocumented immigrant who’d been deported five times. Under the bill, an undocumented immigrant previously convicted of a crime who tries to re-enter the U.S. could face up to 10 to 25 years in prison, according to [NBC News](http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/house-immigration-crackdown-n778141). Democrats have sharply criticized the bills, saying they will have a negative effect on public safety and ratchet up fear among all immigrants. But Trump was happy with the House’s progress on Thursday, releasing a statement saying the legislation fulfilled promises he made [while campaigning](http://time.com/4475349/donald-trumps-speech-immigration-transcript/?iid=sr-link3). “The implementation of these policies will make our communities safer. Opposing these bills, and allowing dangerous criminals back into our communities, our schools, and the neighborhoods where our children play, puts all of us at risk,” the President said in his statement. “Now that the House has acted, I urged the Senate to take up these bills, pass them, and send them to my desk. 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