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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
S00632Relates to the oversight of immigration detention facilities; prohibits municipalities from using funds or resources for the construction of any new detention facility or the expansion of any existing detention facility without approval by the legislature; establishes a committee on immigration detention oversight.
Prohibits municipalities from using funds, land, resources, or entering/expanding contracts for new or expanded immigration detention facilities without legislative approval, and bars coordination with ICE on using local beds, so less local involvement in immigration detention.
No municipality shall permit municipal funds or resources to be utilized for the construction of any new detention facilities or the expansion of existing detention facilities to house immigrant, migrant, refugee or asylum-seeking populations within its borders, unless such construction or expansion has been approved by the legislature as provided in paragraph (b) of this subdivision.
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Requires legislative approval before municipalities can seek funds, share resources, coordinate detention activities with ICE (including using local jails), or enter/renew contracts for detaining noncitizens, so less state-local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
engaging in any plans to share resources and coordinate detention activities with the United States bureau of immigration and customs enforcement or other immigration officials such as using available beds in local city jails for detention use;
Establishes legislative oversight and prohibitions on local participation in immigration detention and contracts, effectively creating or strengthening sanctuary-like limits on local enforcement cooperation.
Any municipality that does not have a contract with the federal government or any federal agency or a private corporation to house or detain noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration custody, shall not enter into a contract with the federal government or any federal agency or a private corporation to house or detain in a locked detention facil- ity noncitizens.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds General Municipal Law § 97-a to prohibit and require legislative approval for municipal use of funds, land, resources, contracts, or coordination with federal authorities for immigration detention facilities, including expansions, new builds, and sharing local jail beds with ICE. It also creates a state oversight committee for annual reviews of existing facilities focused on standards and treatment. These provisions substantively limit local immigration enforcement involvement in detention and transport without addressing other topics.
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