Int 0396-2024

Limiting communication between the department of correction and federal immigration authorities.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Immigrationintroduced 2024-02-28

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2024-02-28Passed: 2025-12-31

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: 672 days in committee

Similar bills: median 200 days · 122 days when passed

Compared against 50 Introduction bills in Committee on Immigration.

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Int 0185-2022

Limiting communication between the department of correction and federal immigration authorities.

626dFiled

Int 2351-2021

Limiting communication between the department of correction and federal immigration authorities.

197dFiled

Int 0486-2014

Persons not to be detained by the department of correction.

12dEnacted

Int 0158-2022

Creating a private right of action related to civil immigration detainers and cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

626dFiled

Int 0214-2024

Creating a private right of action related to civil immigration detainers and cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

671dFiled

Int 2352-2021

Limiting the circumstances in which a person may be detained by the police department on a civil immigration detainer.

197dFiled

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Sponsors (11)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council

2024-02-28 · City Council

ActionReferred to Comm by Council

2024-02-28 · City Council

ClosedFiled (End of Session)

2025-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2024-02-28 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

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. Session 13 LS #6051 1/12/24 Session 12 HKA LS #6051 3/24/22 2 2