Int 1078-2026

Int. No. 1078 By Council Members Encarnación, Hanif, Cabán, Avilés, Krishnan, Restler and De La Rosa A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to limiting communication between the department of correction and federal immigration authorities 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 14 LS #6051 5/20/26 Session 13 LS #6051 Int. #396-2024 1/12/24 Session 12 HKA LS #6051 Int. #185-2022 3/24/22 Session 11 HKA LS #17596 Int. #2351-2021