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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly

A08194 Prohibits law enforcement officers and peace officers from inquiring about the immigration status of a victim of or witness to a criminal offense.

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Immigration enforcement state federal cooperationAI label

Restricts immigration enforcement model confidence 90%

Bars law enforcement from inquiring about immigration status of victims or witnesses (except when necessary to investigate the offense), so less information is shared with federal immigration authorities.

A law enforcement officer or a peace officer may not inquire as to the immigration status of a victim of or witness to a criminal offense except as necessary to investigate the offense.

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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
2026-01-07: referred to codes
Filed
2025-05-05
Committee
Codes
Sponsor
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn D + 3 cosponsors (3 D)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a prohibition on law enforcement inquiring into immigration status of crime victims or witnesses, limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement except in narrow circumstances.

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History (2 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-01-07Areferred to codes
2025-05-05Areferred to codes