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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
S01097Prohibits law enforcement agencies or officers from inquiring about immigration status unless a person is booked into a detention facility or the immigration status of a person is pertinent to the criminal investigation.
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Immigration enforcementstate federal cooperationAI label
Limits when law enforcement may inquire about or seek proof of immigration status during routine activities, interviews, stops, or investigations (except for detainees or when pertinent to a criminal case), so less data sharing or cooperation with federal immigration authorities is likely.
a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement officer shall not inquire about or seek proof of a person's immigration status.
Prohibits most inquiries into immigration status by law enforcement except in narrow cases like booking into detention or when pertinent to a criminal investigation, creating a limited-cooperation policy.
In conducting a routine or spontaneous investigatory activity, including an interview, a detention, a traffic stop, a pedestrian stop, a frisk or other type of bodily search or a search of personal or real property, a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement officer shall not inquire about or seek proof of a person's immigration status.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds Executive Law § 844 to restrict law enforcement from inquiring about immigration status in most routine or investigatory contexts, with narrow exceptions only for booking into detention or when pertinent to an arrest investigation. This limits state/local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and codifies a form of sanctuary or non-cooperation policy.
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