Requires immigration officers (including federal and deputized) to wear visible name/agency ID and restricts face coverings during public enforcement actions, with state board investigation, discipline, and reporting, so more visible and accountable immigration enforcement.
A covered immigration officer who directly engages in a public immigration enforcement function within this state must wear visible identification at all times during such engagement.
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Immigration enforcementotherAI label
=No change to immigration enforcementmodel confidence 80%
Requires law enforcement officers (including those performing immigration functions) to wear visible identification and restricts face coverings during official duties, with exceptions for undercover/SWAT/exigent circumstances, advance notice to sheriffs for undercover ops, penalties, and rules, so,
A law enforcement officer may not wear a face covering in the performance of his or her official duties.
Creates a state board and council to investigate complaints, enforce visible ID rules, discipline officers, and report on immigration enforcement functions and noncompliance, expanding state oversight of immigration enforcement.
The State Board of Immigration Enforcement shall do all of the following: (a) Receive and investigate complaints from the public concerning violations of this section.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates visible identification and face-covering restrictions specifically for covered immigration officers (including federal CBP/ICE and deputized locals) during public immigration enforcement, adds duties to the State Board of Immigration Enforcement and Council to investigate, discipline, and report on such activities, and amends the general law-enforcement face-covering ban with exceptions and notice requirements. These provisions substantively address immigration enforcement by increasing visibility, accountability, and state oversight of immigration functions (expanding the sub
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H0229Violation of State Immigration Law↑Expands immigration enforcement↑Expands immigration enforcement Failed
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