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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
S04735Prohibits immigration enforcement in school settings; prohibits all public and charter schools from allowing law enforcement officials inside school property to access a student, except to address an imminent safety situation or if they have an appropriate judicial warrant or judicial order.
Bars immigration enforcement and inquiries in schools, prohibits schools from allowing access to students for immigration purposes without a judicial warrant, bars sharing of records with immigration authorities, and prohibits use of school resources for immigration enforcement, so less immigration
All common, union free, central, central high school, city school districts, boards of cooperative educational services, and charter schools are prohibited from allowing law enforcement officials inside school property to access a student or other person for immigration enforcement or to inquire about citizenship, immigration status, nationality, or country of origin, except to address an imminent safety situation or if they present a valid court order or judicial warrant
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Immigration enforcementstate federal cooperationAI label
Prohibits schools from cooperating with immigration authorities by barring access without judicial warrant, prohibits disclosure of student records containing immigration status, and requires specific protocols before acting on warrants, so less cooperation with federal immigration enforcement in or
School personnel, including school resource officers, shall be prohibited from disclosing student records containing immigration status or related information to immigration authorities.
Defines immigration enforcement to include penalizing presence/entry/reentry and prohibits school resources (including personnel time and property) from being used for it, while treating violations as unlawful imprisonment, so less state/local facilitation of immigration detention or transport in
No resources of any public or charter school shall be utilized for immigration enforcement, including the time of school personnel and school resource officers and use of school property.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates sanctuary-like protections in schools by limiting immigration enforcement actions, requiring judicial warrants, prohibiting record sharing and resource use for immigration purposes, and imposing penalties for violations, all of which restrict the scope of state/local immigration enforcement.
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