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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly

A03506 Prohibits and regulates the discovery and disclosure of immigration status; prohibits police officers, peace officers, school resource officers, probation agencies, state entities, state employees, and municipal corporations from questioning individuals regarding their citizenship or immigration status; regulates the disclosure of information relating to immigration status; prohibits an educational agency, higher education agency, school employee, school safety personnel, or third-party contractor from collecting information about a person's citizenship, immigration status, nationality, or country of origin, unless required by law or necessary to administer a public program or benefit sought by such person.

Direction

Immigration enforcement sanctuary policiesAI label

Restricts immigration enforcement model confidence 95%

Prohibits police, probation, state employees, and municipal entities from inquiring about, collecting, or disclosing immigration status or citizenship (except in limited cases), bars honoring immigration detainers or civil warrants without a judicial warrant, prohibits using resources for or being a

No police officer, peace officer, or school resource officer shall inquire about a person's citizenship, immigration status, nationality, or country of origin, unless required by law or necessary to administer a public program or benefit sought by that person.

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Immigration enforcement state federal cooperationAI label

Restricts immigration enforcement model confidence 90%

Bars state and local officers and employees from cooperating with immigration authorities on detainers, notifications, transfers, questioning, or using them as interpreters, and limits access to non-public areas without a judicial warrant, while allowing limited information sharing and compliance.

No police officer, peace officer, or school resource officer shall transfer or facilitate the transfer of individuals in their custody to the custody of immigration authorities absent a valid court order or judicial warrant issued by an independent judge appointed pursuant to Article III of the United States constitution or federal magistrate judge appointed pursuant to 28 USC § 631 commanding the arrest of such individual.

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Immigration enforcement detention transportAI label

Restricts immigration enforcement model confidence 85%

Prohibits transferring custody to immigration authorities without a judicial warrant and bars honoring immigration detainers for questioning or detention.

No police officer, peace officer, or school resource officer shall question, investigate, or interrogate an individual solely on the basis of an immigration detainer, a civil immigration warrant, or an actual or suspected violation of immigration law.

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  1. Filed (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2026-02-11: print number 3506b
Filed
2025-01-28
Committee
Codes
Sponsor
Karines Reyes D + 75 cosponsors (75 D)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill enacts broad sanctuary-style limits on state/local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, including prohibitions on inquiring about or disclosing immigration status, honoring detainers, transferring custody without judicial warrants, using resources for enforcement, and related practices by police, probation, state employees, schools, and municipalities.

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History (6 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-02-11Aprint number 3506b
2026-02-11Aamend (t) and recommit to codes
2026-01-07Areferred to codes
2025-06-11Aprint number 3506a
2025-06-11Aamend (t) and recommit to codes
2025-01-28Areferred to codes