Int 2351-2021
Limiting communication between the department of correction and federal immigration authorities.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Immigrationintroduced 2021-06-17
Filed — closed without being enacted.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2021-06-17Passed: 2021-12-31
Summary
This bill would prohibit the Department of Correction from communicating with federal immigration authorities regarding any person in the department’s custody unless the communication was in relation to a person for which a civil immigration detainer was being honored or the communication was unrelated to the enforcement of civil immigration laws.
Committee on Immigration — Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and other matters affecting immigration.
How it compares
46% of similar bills passed
23 passed · 27 died
This bill: 197 days in committee
Similar bills: median 203 days · 122 days when passed
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Sponsors (3)
Lifecycle
HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2021-06-09 · Committee on Criminal Justice
HeldP-C Item Laid Over by Comm
2021-06-09 · Committee on Criminal Justice
HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2021-06-09 · Committee on Immigration
HeldP-C Item Laid Over by Comm
2021-06-09 · Committee on Immigration
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2021-06-17 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2021-06-17 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (3)
City Council · 2021-06-17 · 1:30 PM · - REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1) -
Committee on Criminal Justice · 2021-06-09 · 10:30 AM · - REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 2) -
Committee on Immigration · 2021-06-09 · 10:30 AM · REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 2)
Attachments (8)
- Summary of Int. No. 2351
- Int. No. 2351
- Committee Report 6/9/21
- Hearing Testimony 6/9/21
- Hearing Transcript 6/9/21
- June 17, 2021 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 6-17-21
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - June 17, 2021
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision h of section 9-131 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 228 for the year 2017, is amended to read as follows:
1. Department personnel shall not expend time while on duty or department resources of any kind disclosing information that belongs to the department and is available to them only in their official capacity, in response to federal immigration inquiries or in communicating with federal immigration authorities regarding any person's incarceration status, release dates, court appearance dates, or any other information related to persons in the department's custody, [other than information related to a person's citizenship or immigration status,] unless such response or communication:
(i) [relates to a person convicted of a violent or serious crime or identified as a possible match in the terrorist screening database] is made pursuant to subdivision b of this section; or
(ii) is unrelated to the enforcement of civil immigration laws[; or
(iii) is otherwise required by law].
�2. This local law takes effect 60 days after it becomes law.
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