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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
S00316Prohibits governmental entities from entering into agreements to house individuals in immigration detention facilities; requires governmental entities to terminate existing contracts for the detention of individuals in immigration detention facilities.
Prohibits state and local governments from entering, renewing, or maintaining agreements to house or detain people in immigration detention facilities and requires terminating existing ones, so less immigration detention by state or local government.
The state, county, municipality, a unit of local government, a county sheriff, or an agency, officer, employee, or agent of the state, county, municipality, or a unit of local government shall not: (a) Enter into or renew an immigration detention agreement;
Bans private entities from owning or operating immigration detention facilities in the state and bars government approvals, payments, or incentives related to them, so less overall immigration detention capacity within the state.
No person, business or private entity shall own or operate an immigration detention facility within the state.
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Status: Died (session ended)
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2026-01-07: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill enacts the Dignity Not Detention Act, which adds definitions and a new article to the correction law that bars all forms of state and local government participation in immigration detention agreements or facilities (including with private operators) and mandates termination of existing contracts within 90 days.
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