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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly

S07960 Prohibits public entities from contracting with airlines that transport individuals who have been detained by U.S. immigration and customs enforcement without being afforded due process rights; prohibits certain sales and use tax exemptions on fuel sold to an airline that transports individuals who have been detained by U.S. immigration and customs enforcement without being afforded due process rights.

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Immigration enforcement sanctuary policiesAI label

Restricts immigration enforcement model confidence 90%

Prohibits state and local public entities from contracting with airlines that transport ICE detainees for deportation without a judicial warrant and due process, and removes their fuel tax exemption, so less state facilitation of immigration enforcement.

No state agency, department, authority, public benefit corporation, or locality shall enter into, renew, or extend any contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with any commercial airline that transports individuals detained by U.S. immigration and customs enforcement for the purpose of deportation without: (a) presentation of a valid judicial warrant or order issued by a federal judge or magistrate, not including administrative immigration detainers issued by U.S. immigration and customs enforcement;

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Immigration enforcement detention transportAI label

Restricts immigration enforcement model confidence 80%

Prohibits state and local public entities from contracting with airlines that transport ICE detainees for deportation without a judicial warrant and due process, and removes their fuel tax exemption, so less state facilitation of immigration enforcement.

Fuel sold to an airline for use in its airplanes; provided, however that the exemption under this paragraph shall not apply to fuel sold to any commercial airline that transports individuals detained by U.S. immigration and customs enforcement for the purpose of deportation without: (A) presentation of a valid judicial warrant or order issued by a federal judge or magistrate, not including administrative immigration detainers issued by U.S. immigration and customs enforcement;

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  1. Filed (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2026-01-07: REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
Filed
2025-05-15
Committee
Procurement and Contracts
Sponsor
Patricia Fahy D + 8 cosponsors (8 D)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds contracting bans and removes a tax exemption for airlines involved in ICE deportation flights lacking judicial warrants and due process (explicitly excluding administrative detainers), which limits state/local cooperation with and support for federal immigration enforcement activities involving detention and transport.

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History (2 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-01-07SREFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
2025-05-15SREFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS