Expands E-Verify mandate to all private employers (removing the prior 25+ employee threshold) and requires its use by law enforcement to check immigration status of detained persons, so broader state and local use of the system for immigration enforcement.
Beginning on July 1, 2025 all private employers shall use the E-Verify system to verify a new employee’s employment eligibility as required under paragraph (a).
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Immigration enforcementstate federal cooperationAI label
Authorizes law enforcement agencies to use E-Verify to investigate detained persons’ immigration status and prohibits any restriction on such cooperation (except where barred by federal law), so more state/local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Using the E-Verify system to investigate a detained person’s immigration status.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill expands immigration enforcement by broadening the E-Verify mandate to all private employers, increasing and escalating penalties for hiring unauthorized aliens (including permanent license revocation and higher fines), authorizing law enforcement use of E-Verify for immigration-status checks on detainees, and prohibiting restrictions on such cooperation. Deletions remove lighter prior penalties and narrow definitions, further strengthening requirements.
Related bills
S0488Transportation↑Expands immigration enforcement Law