The main purpose of this legislation, known as the Citizen-Only Police Act of 2025, is to prevent federal funding from being allocated to law enforcement agencies that hire non-citizens as law enforcement officers. The objective is to ensure that only U.S. citizens serve in these roles, reflecting a belief that law enforcement should be exclusively composed of individuals who have citizenship in the country. The key provision of this legislation is a clear prohibition on the availability of federal funds to any law enforcement agency that employs an alien, meaning a person who is not a U.S.