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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
S03649Requires that local governments comply with a detainer request issued by a federal law enforcement agency; requires that such local government not interfere with the ability of federal law enforcement officials to conduct enforcement activities at municipal or county jails in furtherance of their duty to enforce federal laws.
Bans local governments from prohibiting or inhibiting compliance with ICE detainers or allowing federal immigration enforcement in jails, and withholds state funding from noncompliant localities, so more immigration enforcement.
no county, city, town or village, or any agency, office, department or authority thereof, including a sheriff's department, municipal police department, or district attorney's office, or the governing body thereof, shall adopt any rule, order, ordinance, local law or policy, either formally or informally, prohibiting or inhibiting the following: (a) the compliance with a detainer request issued by a federal law enforcement agency, pertaining to an individual lawfully detained by the local government entity; or (b) the ability of federal law enforcement officials to enter and conduct enforce
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Immigration enforcementstate federal cooperationAI label
Requires local governments to comply with federal detainer requests and not interfere with federal enforcement activities in jails, with state monitoring and funding penalties for noncompliance, so more immigration enforcement.
In accordance with articles nine and thirteen of the constitution, no county, city, town or village, or any agency, office, department or authority thereof, including a sheriff's department, municipal police department, or district attorney's office, or the governing body thereof, shall adopt any rule, order, ordinance, local law or policy, either formally or informally, prohibiting or inhibiting the following:
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Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2026-03-09: NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill bans sanctuary-style local policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration detainers or enforcement in jails, adds state monitoring and funding penalties for violations, and explicitly lists ICE among covered federal agencies. This expands immigration enforcement by state and local governments. No provisions address firearms, transgender issues, or abortion.
Related bills
A11596Adds libraries to the list of sensitive locations for immigration enforcement purposes.↓Restricts immigration enforcement Died (session ended)
S01086Enacts the empire state licensing act to provide all New Yorkers with access to professional, occupational, commercial, or business licenses↓Restricts immigration enforcement Died (session ended)
A00675Enacts the empire state licensing act to provide all New Yorkers with access to professional, occupational, commercial, or business licenses↓Restricts immigration enforcement Died (session ended)
A11537Enacts the safe access to care act requiring certain healthcare facilities to adopt and make public a statement of patient rights and health↓Restricts immigration enforcement↓Restricts immigration enforcement Died (session ended)
Hearings and calendar
2026-05-12 11:30 · Hearing · Senate Investigations and Government Operations Committee Hearing Room 611 LOB