Imposes liability on state or local governments for injuries caused by people they failed to notify ICE about before release, which deters sanctuary-style policies that limit cooperation with ICE.
if (i) the Commonwealth adopts any rule, regulation, or policy or (ii) any locality adopts any ordinance, resolution, or motion that impedes the ability of law-enforcement officers, corrections officers, or jail officers to communicate or cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement about any person in the United States illegally, including prohibiting such officers from notifying U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement prior to such person's release from a state, local, or regional correctional facility, the Commonwealth or such locality waives its sovereign immunity
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Creates financial consequences for failing to communicate or cooperate with ICE detainers before releasing someone in the U.S. illegally, incentivizing greater state and local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
The provisions of this section shall apply where such person in the United States illegally benefited from the Commonwealth's or locality's failure to communicate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement about or cooperate with a detainer issued for such person.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a waiver of sovereign immunity and potential liability for the Commonwealth or localities that adopt policies impeding communication or cooperation with ICE, including failure to honor detainers before release. This expands immigration enforcement by deterring sanctuary policies and encouraging cooperation with federal authorities.
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