Changes 'may' to 'shall' so that officials must honor ICE detainers by providing notification and transferring custody of aliens upon release, increasing state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
The Director, sheriff, or other official in charge of the facility in which an alien is incarcerated [deleted: may] shall, upon receipt of a detainer from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, (i) provide U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with prerelease notification of such alien's release and (ii) upon request from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, transfer custody of the alien to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement upon such alien's release.
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Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2025-02-03: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends existing law to mandate (instead of permit) that state and local officials honor ICE detainers through notification and custody transfer, which expands immigration enforcement via greater state-federal cooperation. The deletion of 'may' and insertion of 'shall' is the core change; other provisions (e.g., limits on early release and transport) are ancillary and do not alter the direction.
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