Immigration enforcement in New York
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Enacts the empire state licensing act to provide all New Yorkers with access to professional, occupational, commercial, or business licenses, permits, certificates, or related registrations regardless of an applicant's citizenship or immigration status.
AI summary Prohibits state and local licensing entities from denying licenses based on immigration status, inquiring into citizenship or immigration status, or requiring proof thereof, and repeals multiple existing citizenship or permanent residence requirements for professional and occupational licenses, so a
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 5: RECOMMITTED TO RULES -
Adds libraries to the list of sensitive locations for immigration enforcement purposes.
AI summary Adds libraries to the list of sensitive locations where immigration enforcement is restricted, so less immigration enforcement in those places.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 5: referred to codes -
Enacts the empire state licensing act to provide all New Yorkers with access to professional, occupational, commercial, or business licenses, permits, certificates, or related registrations regardless of an applicant's citizenship or immigration status.
AI summary Removes citizenship and immigration status as barriers to obtaining or renewing state and local professional, occupational, business and other licenses, and prohibits issuing entities from inquiring into or requiring proof of an applicant's immigration or citizenship status, so less immigration-en
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 3: ordered to third reading rules cal.442 -
Enacts the safe access to care act requiring certain healthcare facilities to adopt and make public a statement of patient rights and healthcare facility obligations with regards to immigration enforcement; includes unlawful or non-judicially authorized immigration enforcement actions at a healthcar
AI summary Requires healthcare facilities to limit cooperation with civil immigration enforcement agents to cases with a valid judicial warrant or order, and to keep immigration-related patient information confidential except when legally required, so less immigration enforcement in healthcare settings.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, detention transportStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 1: referred to health -
Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state public protection and general government budget for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year; extends the recruitment incentive and retention program for certain active members of the New York army national guard, New York air n
AI summary Expands the definition of machine-gun to include convertible pistols with pistol converters, bans their manufacture/sale/transport by most parties after a date, bans unlicensed sale/distribution/possession of digital firearm manufacturing code for 3D printing or CNC production of firearms and parts,
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, otherStage: Law May 27: SIGNED CHAP.55
All Immigration enforcement bills in New York
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Enacts the empire state licensing act to provide all New Yorkers with access to professional, occupational, commercial, or business licenses, permits, certificates, or related registrations regardless of an applicant's citizenship or immigration status.
AI summary Prohibits state and local licensing entities from denying licenses based on immigration status, inquiring into citizenship or immigration status, or requiring proof thereof, and repeals multiple existing citizenship or permanent residence requirements for professional and occupational licenses, so a
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 5: RECOMMITTED TO RULES -
Adds libraries to the list of sensitive locations for immigration enforcement purposes.
AI summary Adds libraries to the list of sensitive locations where immigration enforcement is restricted, so less immigration enforcement in those places.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 5: referred to codes -
Enacts the empire state licensing act to provide all New Yorkers with access to professional, occupational, commercial, or business licenses, permits, certificates, or related registrations regardless of an applicant's citizenship or immigration status.
AI summary Removes citizenship and immigration status as barriers to obtaining or renewing state and local professional, occupational, business and other licenses, and prohibits issuing entities from inquiring into or requiring proof of an applicant's immigration or citizenship status, so less immigration-en
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 3: ordered to third reading rules cal.442 -
Enacts the safe access to care act requiring certain healthcare facilities to adopt and make public a statement of patient rights and healthcare facility obligations with regards to immigration enforcement; includes unlawful or non-judicially authorized immigration enforcement actions at a healthcar
AI summary Requires healthcare facilities to limit cooperation with civil immigration enforcement agents to cases with a valid judicial warrant or order, and to keep immigration-related patient information confidential except when legally required, so less immigration enforcement in healthcare settings.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, detention transportStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 1: referred to health -
Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state public protection and general government budget for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year; extends the recruitment incentive and retention program for certain active members of the New York army national guard, New York air n
AI summary Expands the definition of machine-gun to include convertible pistols with pistol converters, bans their manufacture/sale/transport by most parties after a date, bans unlicensed sale/distribution/possession of digital firearm manufacturing code for 3D printing or CNC production of firearms and parts,
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, otherStage: Law May 27: SIGNED CHAP.55 -
Prohibits the governor from preventing or inhibiting state agency cooperation with the federal government for the purposes of immigration enforcement; prohibits state agencies from preventing or inhibiting collaboration with federal agencies for the purposes of federal immigration enforcement.
AI summary Prohibits the governor and state agencies from preventing or inhibiting cooperation with federal agencies on immigration enforcement, so more state-federal cooperation and immigration enforcement.
state federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 19: held for consideration in governmental operations -
Requires law enforcement and courts to notify the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) when an arrested person or defendant is not a United States citizen; adjusts certain maximum sentences for class A misdemeanors and unclassified misdemeanors; requires notification to be
AI summary Requires police, courts, and correctional facilities to notify and share information with ICE about noncitizens upon arrest, conviction, or prior to release, so more immigration enforcement.
state federal cooperation, sanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 18: DEFEATED IN CODES -
Enacts the safe access to care act requiring certain healthcare facilities to adopt and make public a statement of patient rights and healthcare facility obligations with regards to immigration enforcement; includes unlawful or non-judicially authorized immigration enforcement actions at a healthcar
AI summary Requires healthcare facilities to limit cooperation with civil immigration enforcement agents to only valid judicial warrants or orders and to keep immigration-related patient information confidential, so less immigration enforcement in healthcare settings.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 15: REFERRED TO HEALTH -
Enacts the "ICE contract transparency act"; creates a publicly accessible database for contracts made between United States immigration and customs enforcement and private entities conducting business in the state of New York; requires entities to provide the department of state with a copy of contr
AI summary Requires private entities in NY to file ICE contracts (including for detention facilities) with the state for a public database, increasing transparency and public scrutiny of state involvement in federal immigration detention and transport operations.
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transportStage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 15: REFERRED TO FINANCE -
Grants the family court jurisdiction to determine guardianship of minors and infants when there are extraordinary circumstances, including deportation, removal, or forced departure of a parent from the United States; requires the office of court administration to revise certain orders or forms used
AI summary Expands family court jurisdiction to grant guardianship based on parental deportation or immigration enforcement as an extraordinary circumstance, and requires court forms to include options for findings that reunification is not viable due to such circumstances, allowing more state court actions in
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 1: PRINT NUMBER 8854A -
Requires certain police officers to wear and turn on body-worn cameras when accompanying an agent or officer of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
AI summary Requires local police to wear and activate body cameras (and preserve footage) whenever accompanying ICE or CBP officers on immigration duties, increasing documentation and oversight of such joint activities.
Restricts immigration enforcementstate federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 1: referred to governmental operations -
Prohibits landlords or their agents from inquiring or requiring disclosure about citizenship or immigration status, requiring specific immigration documentation to be presented, disclosing immigration or citizenship status to third parties, or threatening to report a tenant's citizenship or immigrat
AI summary Prohibits landlords from inquiring about, disclosing, or reporting tenants' immigration status to authorities (except by court order), and from retaliatory reporting, so less immigration enforcement by private actors in housing.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 1: referred to governmental operations -
Establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings; provides for the administration thereof.
AI summary Establishes and funds a state right to government-provided legal counsel for covered individuals (including noncitizens) in immigration removal proceedings and related challenges, which increases barriers to removal and limits the practical effect of state or local cooperation with federal detention
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Apr 2: REFERRED TO FINANCE -
Prohibits certain immigration and customs enforcement agents or officers from holding employment as a state employee, an employee of a political subdivision, a law enforcement officer, or a teacher; defines terms.
AI summary Bars former ICE agents or officers (from a specified period) from state or local employment as law enforcement officers or teachers, so less state and local cooperation with and participation in immigration enforcement.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Apr 1: referred to governmental employees -
Enacts the "ICE contract transparency act"; creates a publicly accessible database for contracts made between United States immigration and customs enforcement and private entities conducting business in the state of New York; requires entities to provide the department of state with a copy of contr
AI summary Requires private entities in NY to file ICE contracts (including for detention facilities) with the state for a public database, increasing transparency and public scrutiny of state-local involvement in federal immigration detention and transport operations.
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport, state federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 19: print number 10460b -
Allows for state agencies, municipalities, and authorities to provide state or local public benefits regardless of immigration status.
AI summary Authorizes state agencies, municipalities, and authorities to provide public benefits to people who would be eligible but for federal immigration-status restrictions, so less state and local immigration enforcement via benefit denials.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 18: REFERRED TO FINANCE -
Prohibits landlords or their agents from inquiring or requiring disclosure about citizenship or immigration status, requiring specific immigration documentation to be presented, disclosing immigration or citizenship status to third parties, or threatening to report a tenant's citizenship or immigrat
AI summary Prohibits landlords from inquiring about, disclosing, or reporting tenants' immigration status to authorities (except by court order), and from retaliating with reports, so less immigration enforcement by private actors cooperating with federal authorities.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesNo change to immigration enforcementotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 18: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS -
Relates to eligibility for the temporary assistance to needy families block grant program, safety net assistance and medical assistance for certain noncitizens.
AI summary Expands eligibility for state public benefits (TANF, safety net assistance, and medical assistance) to additional categories of recent noncitizens who are victims of trafficking, domestic violence or certain crimes and are pursuing or have pending qualifying immigration relief, so more state-funded,
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 13: PRINT NUMBER 710A -
Requires 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 du
AI summary 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.
sanctuary policies, state federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 9: NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED -
Relates to eligibility for the temporary assistance to needy families block grant program, safety net assistance and medical assistance for certain noncitizens.
AI summary Expands eligibility for state-funded public benefits (TANF, safety net assistance, medical assistance) to additional categories of recent noncitizens who are victims of trafficking, domestic violence or certain crimes and are pursuing or eligible for specific immigration relief such as T/U visas, VA
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 4: print number 325a -
Enacts the Voices of Immigrant Communities Empowering Survivors (VOICES) Act which provides certification to certain immigrant victims of qualifying criminal activity.
AI summary Requires state and local law enforcement and other entities to issue U and T visa certifications to qualifying immigrant crime victims upon request (with deadlines, presumptions of helpfulness, appeal processes, confidentiality rules, and reporting), and repeals an existing law on law enforcement's
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 3: referred to governmental operations -
Prohibits the enforcement of federal immigration laws while within two hundred feet of specified voting locations; extends the prohibition on electioneering activities to within two hundred feet of the specified voting location; authorizes a county elections official to extend the time for closing t
AI summary Prohibits enforcement of federal immigration laws within 200 feet of polling places and related locations, so less immigration enforcement in those areas.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 3: referred to election law -
Prohibits governmental entities from entering into agreements to house individuals in immigration detention facilities; requires governmental entities to terminate existing contracts for the detention of individuals in immigration detention facilities.
AI summary Prohibits state and local governments from entering, renewing or maintaining agreements to house or detain people in immigration detention facilities and bans private entities from owning or operating them, so less immigration detention by state or local government.
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport, state federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 25: reported referred to ways and means -
Enacts the "facial identification and transparency in immigration enforcement act"; requires federal immigration enforcement agents to identify themselves as such when conducting enforcement activities.
AI summary Requires ICE and other federal immigration agents to visibly display badges, not wear facial coverings (with limited exceptions), identify themselves on request, and subjects non-compliant enforcement to evidence exclusion in state courts plus civil penalties, so less effective immigration-enforcing
Restricts immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 19: REFERRED TO FINANCE -
Enacts the Voices of Immigrant Communities Empowering Survivors (VOICES) Act which provides certification to certain immigrant victims of qualifying criminal activity.
AI summary Requires state and local law enforcement and other entities to issue U and T visa certifications to qualifying immigrant crime victims upon request (with deadlines, presumptions of helpfulness, confidentiality rules, and reporting), and repeals an existing law on law enforcement assistance withimm
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 19: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION -
Repeals certain provisions of law relating to the disclosure of immigration records by the department of motor vehicles which make it a class E felony to disclose such records and information pertaining to immigration status.
AI summary Repeals a provision that imposed a class E felony for disclosing DMV records or information pertaining to immigration status, so state and local agencies will face fewer penalties for sharing such data with federal immigration authorities.
sanctuary policies, state federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 12: referred to transportation -
Prohibits the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency from enforcing the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act within one thousand feet of an area deemed a sensitive location; defines sensitive location.
AI summary Bars ICE from enforcing immigration law within 1000 feet of sensitive locations (including government sites, healthcare, shelters, houses of worship) and bars state/local entities from assisting ICE unless a judicial warrant is provided, so less immigration enforcement.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 12: referred to codes -
Establishes the incentive and career exclusion for officers unethically targeting New York act to prohibit persons who were employed by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations on or after January 20, 2025 from being eligible for New York state workforce recruitment p
AI summary Bars former ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations employees (post-January 20, 2025) from state workforce recruitment programs and benefits, reducing incentives for participating in federal immigration enforcement.
Restricts immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 12: referred to governmental employees -
Prohibits and regulates the discovery and disclosure of immigration status; prohibits police officers, peace officers, school resource officers, probation agencies, state entities, state employees, and municipal corporations from questioning individuals regarding their citizenship or immigration sta
AI summary Prohibits police, probation, state employees, and municipal entities from inquiring about, collecting, or disclosing immigration status or citizenship (except in limited cases), bars honoring immigration detainers or civil warrants without a judicial warrant, prohibits using resources for or being a
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, detention transportStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 11: print number 3506b -
Prohibits and regulates the discovery and disclosure of immigration status; prohibits police officers, peace officers, school resource officers, probation agencies, state entities, state employees, and municipal corporations from questioning individuals regarding their citizenship or immigration sta
AI summary Bars police, probation, state employees, and municipal entities from inquiring about, collecting, or disclosing immigration status or citizenship (except in narrow cases), from honoring immigration detainers or civil warrants without a judicial warrant, from notifying ICE of releases or appearances,
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, detention transportStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 9: PRINT NUMBER 2235B -
Enacts the "New York emergency expedited temporary work permit act" to allow asylum seekers to apply for and be granted temporary work permits while their federal immigration status is being determined.
AI summary Creates a state temporary work permit program for asylum seekers and allows their appointment to civil service positions, enabling legal employment for immigrants whose federal status is pending.
Restricts immigration enforcementemployment e verify, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 3: REFERRED TO LABOR -
Relates to state and local law enforcement agency coordination with the federal government for purposes of immigration enforcement, to the release of noncitizen incarcerated individuals for federal immigration purposes, and to immigration enforcement in sensitive locations.
AI summary Limits state and local law enforcement agreements with federal government on civil immigration enforcement to only informing officials of noncitizens in custody and facilitating transfers of removable noncitizens, while allowing coordination for border security, judicial warrants, or criminal law.
Restricts immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, sanctuary policies, detention transportStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 3: REFERRED TO CODES -
Regulates the discovery and disclosure of immigration status; limits state officers, employees and law enforcement inquiring about an individual's immigration status.
AI summary Limits state officers, employees, and law enforcement from inquiring about or disclosing immigration status except in narrow circumstances, and bars use of resources for civil immigration enforcement, so less immigration enforcement by state and local government.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, detention transportStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 3: OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY -
Allows for state agencies, municipalities, and authorities to provide state or local public benefits regardless of immigration status.
AI summary Authorizes state agencies, municipalities, and authorities to provide public benefits to people who would be ineligible under federal immigration-status restrictions, so less state and local immigration enforcement via benefit denials.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 2: print number 176a -
Grants the family court jurisdiction to determine guardianship of minors and infants when there are extraordinary circumstances, including deportation, removal, or forced departure of a parent from the United States; requires the office of court administration to revise certain orders or forms used
AI summary Expands family court jurisdiction and special findings orders to cover parental deportation or removal as 'extraordinary circumstances' that make reunification non-viable, enabling more immigration-related guardianship cases without requiring abuse/neglect findings.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesNo change to immigration enforcementotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 30: referred to children and families -
Protects persons receiving care, employed, or otherwise present at a hospital from immigration arrests; prohibits federal immigration officers acting within the scope of their employment from entering hospitals unless supported by a judicial warrant or order; defines judicial warrant or order.
AI summary Bars federal immigration officers from entering hospitals without a judicial warrant and protects people in hospitals from civil arrest (including immigration detainers), so less immigration enforcement in hospital settings.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 27: PRINT NUMBER 8522A -
Prohibits children from being denied access to a free public education on account of perceived or actual citizenship or immigration status or the perceived or actual citizenship or immigration status of their parents or person in a parental relationship.
AI summary Prohibits schools from inquiring about, collecting, or disclosing immigration status information (except as required by federal law), bars immigration authorities from entering school property without a judicial warrant, and requires schools to develop procedures limiting such access and notifying/,
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 23: referred to education -
Protects persons receiving care, employed, or otherwise present at a hospital from immigration arrests; prohibits federal immigration officers acting within the scope of their employment from entering hospitals unless supported by a judicial warrant or order; defines judicial warrant or order.
AI summary Bars federal immigration officers from entering hospitals without a judicial warrant and protects people in hospitals from civil arrest by immigration authorities, so less immigration enforcement in hospital settings.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 21: referred to codes -
Requires the creation of an immigration enforcement activity transparency dashboard, which shall be made publicly available, to track certain information relating to immigration authorities activities within New York state.
AI summary Creates a mandatory statewide dashboard and reporting system that logs and publicly displays all contacts, cooperation instances, and immigration enforcement actions by state and local agencies with federal immigration authorities, including details on whether requests were fulfilled, declined, or a
Restricts immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, sanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 9: REFERRED TO CODES -
Prohibits children from being denied access to a free public education on account of perceived or actual citizenship or immigration status or the perceived or actual citizenship or immigration status of their parents or person in a parental relationship.
AI summary Bars schools from sharing immigration status info with authorities except as required by federal law, prohibits immigration enforcement from entering school property without a judicial warrant, and requires schools to develop procedures limiting such access, so less immigration enforcement in or byK
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO EDUCATION -
Establishes the New York state ICE-free zones act to prohibit the use of state or municipal property for civil immigration enforcement activity; requires signage to be posted at the entrance to state or municipal property or other areas that are accessible to the public stating that civil immigratio
AI summary Prohibits use of state or municipal property for civil immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant and requires signage barring such activity, so less immigration enforcement on public property.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO FINANCE -
Protects New Yorkers from unnecessary inquiry into immigration status by state agencies, employees, or departments and restricts the access of federal immigration authorities' to state buildings.
AI summary Limits state and local inquiries into immigration status and bars sharing information with federal authorities for civil immigration enforcement (except when required by law or judicial warrant), so less immigration enforcement by state government.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, detention transportStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
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
AI summary 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.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, detention transportStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS -
Requires that in civil claims under the child victims act, adult survivors act, or a civil sex trafficking claim any insurer who may provide liability coverage for a claim shall, upon request from the claimant or claimant's attorney, provide information regarding each known policy of insurance; prov
AI summary Requires insurers to disclose policy information in civil claims under the Child Victims Act, Adult Survivors Act, or civil sex trafficking claims; this is a procedural insurance disclosure rule with no substantive effect on firearm access, ownership, or restrictions.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO INSURANCE -
Strengthens protections against discrimination, harassment, and bullying based on actual or perceived immigration status, and to improve implementation and oversight under the Dignity for All Students Act.
AI summary Expands school protections and reporting requirements for incidents based on actual or perceived immigration status, including for mixed-status families, which limits school cooperation with immigration enforcement by reducing data-sharing risks and shielding students from related bullying or access
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO EDUCATION -
Relates to the "Heather D. Heyer act" which increases penalties where a vehicle is used as a weapon in a hate crime and makes it illegal to travel upon a roadway in a vehicle within 1000 feet of a protest.
AI summary Increases criminal penalties for using a vehicle as a weapon in a hate crime, which restricts the ability to use vehicles in violent acts but does not address firearms.
No change to immigration enforcementotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION -
Imposes consultation and reporting requirements for municipal corporations resettling, transporting or relocating non-detained migrants to another municipal corporation within the state, which is directed, administered, or funded by the federal government, the secretary of health and human services
AI summary Imposes pre-relocation consultation with the governor and affected local officials plus detailed monthly public reporting on migrant numbers, demographics, verification methods, resources, work permits and spending, so state and local governments have more oversight and information on migrant reloc,
otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT -
Prohibits law enforcement officers and peace officers from inquiring about the immigration status of a victim of or witness to a criminal offense.
AI summary Bars law enforcement from inquiring about immigration status of victims or witnesses (except when necessary for the offense), so less data sharing and cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Restricts immigration enforcementstate federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO FINANCE -
Requires the arraignment of undocumented citizens who have committed violent crimes to occur within twenty-four hours and to determine at such arraignment whether such undocumented citizen shall be placed in the custody of federal immigration authorities or remain in the custody of the state.
AI summary Requires faster arraignment and a custody decision on whether to transfer undocumented defendants charged with violent crimes to federal immigration authorities, increasing the likelihood of their detention and removal by ICE.
state federal cooperation, state immigration crimes borderStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Establishes the community disaster relief and recovery act which will create an emergency assistance program for undocumented individuals impacted by a natural disaster.
AI summary Creates a state-funded disaster relief program specifically for undocumented immigrants ineligible for federal aid due to citizenship status, reducing state-level barriers to assistance for non-citizens and limiting the practical effect of federal immigration status restrictions on disaster recovery
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS -
Relates to permitting an incarcerated individual who has had a final order of deportation issued against such incarcerated individual, has not been convicted of an A-1 felony and who is eligible for early release to receive a conditional release.
AI summary Allows earlier conditional release and deportation of certain incarcerated noncitizens with final deportation orders (who are not convicted of specified serious felonies), so they spend less time in state custody before federal removal.
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transportStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION -
Removes the affidavit of the lawful immigration status requirement for certain students.
AI summary Removes the requirement that students without lawful immigration status file an affidavit about applying to legalize their status to qualify for in-state tuition or certain higher education benefits, so less state verification of immigration status for education access.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION -
Repeals certain provisions of law relating to the disclosure of immigration records by the department of motor vehicles which make it a class E felony to disclose such records and information pertaining to immigration status.
AI summary Repeals a provision that imposed a class E felony for disclosing DMV records or information pertaining to immigration status, so state and local agencies will face fewer penalties for sharing such data with federal immigration authorities.
sanctuary policies, state federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION -
Prohibits 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.
AI summary 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
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, detention transportStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Enacts the building up immigrant legal defense or BUILD act to provide competitive workforce development and capacity building grants to eligible entities that are seeking to expand access to representation for individuals facing deportation by increasing the workforce and strengthening the legal se
AI summary Expands funding and infrastructure for legal representation of noncitizens facing deportation, which limits the practical effect of federal immigration enforcement by increasing successful defenses against removal.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO FINANCE -
Relates to establishing an automatic expunction system for certain records including unconstitutional stops that occurred between January two thousand four and June two thousand twelve by the New York city police department that either resulted in the completion of a UF-250 form or a Form 61 complai
AI summary Automatically expunges records of arrests for criminal possession of a weapon that stemmed from unconstitutional stops and frisks between 2004 and 2012, so those individuals face fewer collateral consequences from such records.
Restricts immigration enforcementotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to guidance to facilities and programs overseen by state agencies on interactions with Federal immigration authorities.
AI summary Requires the state to assist agencies in preparing guidance for facilities on handling inquiries from federal immigration authorities, which in practice limits cooperation and data-sharing with ICE in state-run facilities.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO FINANCE -
Requires the state board of elections to participate in the systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program, administered by the United States citizenship and immigration services agency, to verify that a person who is either registered or registering to vote is a United States citizen
AI summary Requires the state board of elections to use the federal SAVE program and share voter registration data with USCIS to check citizenship status, increasing state cooperation with federal immigration authorities for voter eligibility.
state federal cooperation, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO ELECTIONS -
Prohibits the governor from preventing or inhibiting state agency cooperation with the federal government for the purposes of immigration enforcement; prohibits state agencies from preventing or inhibiting collaboration with federal agencies for the purposes of federal immigration enforcement.
AI summary Prohibits the governor and state agencies from preventing or inhibiting cooperation with federal agencies on immigration enforcement, so more state-federal cooperation and immigration enforcement.
state federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO FINANCE -
Relates to designating certain medical providers employed by a municipal police department, while deployed with the special weapons and tactics team, as peace officers.
AI summary Designates tactical medical providers as peace officers but explicitly states they are not authorized to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm without a separate license, so no change to firearm access rules.
No change to immigration enforcementotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to certain prostitution offenses and fines relating thereto; relates to motions to vacate judgment and motions for new sentencing; relates to investigation into acts alleged to be the unauthorized practice of massage therapy by potential victims of human trafficking; prohibits the possession
AI summary Expands services and programs for victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation to include legal and immigration services, and adds immigration-related considerations to the interagency task force and data collection on trafficking.
otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Provides for supports and services for unaccompanied minors with no lawful immigration status including legal representation.
AI summary Requires notification to unaccompanied minors, sponsors, and counsel upon receipt of ICE detainers or requests, and conditions interviews with federal law enforcement on counsel authorization or opportunity to obtain counsel, limiting state/local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES -
Creates the "Dignity for Immigrants in New York State Act", prohibiting detention of individuals based only on the violation of federal immigration laws.
AI summary Prohibits state and local law enforcement from detaining people whose only violation is federal immigration law (with narrow exceptions for certain state crimes), so less immigration enforcement.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, detention transportStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Prohibits law enforcement agencies or officers from inquiring about immigration status unless a person is booked into a detention facility or the immigration status of a person is pertinent to the criminal investigation.
AI summary Limits when law enforcement may inquire about or seek proof of immigration status during routine activities, interviews, stops, or investigations (except for detainees or when pertinent to a criminal case), so less data sharing or cooperation with federal immigration authorities is likely.
Restricts immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, sanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to providing access to services, law enforcement and counsel in certain immigration related matters.
AI summary Prohibits state and local agencies from inquiring about or sharing immigration status information except in narrow cases, bars law enforcement from assisting federal immigration enforcement or honoring most civil detainers, and limits use of facilities for immigration purposes, so less immigrationen
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, detention transport, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO FINANCE -
Requires continuing teacher and leader education to include courses, programs and activities related to immigrant focused trauma-informed practices to support students who are dealing with adverse childhood or adolescent experiences as a result of immigration status.
AI summary Adds a new mandatory continuing education requirement for teachers on immigrant-focused trauma-informed practices, with no provisions addressing gender identity, pronouns, bathrooms, sports or other transgender-specific policies.
No change to immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO EDUCATION -
Relates to the oversight of immigration detention facilities; prohibits municipalities from using funds or resources for the construction of any new detention facility or the expansion of any existing detention facility without approval by the legislature; establishes a committee on immigration dete
AI summary Prohibits municipalities from using funds, land, resources, or entering/expanding contracts for new or expanded immigration detention facilities without legislative approval, and bars coordination with ICE on using local beds, so less local involvement in immigration detention.
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport, state federal cooperation, sanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT -
Relates to purchasing restrictions and investment of certain public funds in persons that contract to build a border wall; requires the commissioner to develop and publish, using credible information available to the public, a list of persons determined by the commissioner, that have contracted to b
AI summary Creates a state blacklist of companies that contract with the federal government to build a border wall and bars those companies from state procurement contracts and public pension investments, so less state support for federal border wall construction.
Restricts immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS -
Prohibits governmental entities from entering into agreements to house individuals in immigration detention facilities; requires governmental entities to terminate existing contracts for the detention of individuals in immigration detention facilities.
AI summary Prohibits state and local governments from entering, renewing, or maintaining agreements to house or detain people in immigration detention facilities and requires terminating existing ones, so less immigration detention by state or local government.
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION -
Requires the creation of an immigration enforcement activity transparency dashboard, which shall be made publicly available, to track certain information relating to immigration authorities activities within New York state.
AI summary Creates a mandatory statewide system for agencies to record, report, and publicly disclose all contacts, requests, and instances of cooperation with federal immigration authorities (including whether cooperation occurred, was voluntary or claimed mandatory, and rationales), plus enforcement actions,
Restricts immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Provides for procedures and restrictions regarding the discovery and disclosure of immigration status by the state and city universities of New York.
AI summary Bars university police, public safety officers, and employees from inquiring about immigration status, notifying or communicating with immigration authorities, honoring detainers or civil warrants without a judicial warrant, transferring custody to immigration authorities without a judicial warrant,
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, detention transportStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to higher education -
Establishes the community disaster relief and recovery act which will create an emergency assistance program for undocumented individuals impacted by a natural disaster.
AI summary Creates a state-funded disaster relief program specifically for undocumented immigrants ineligible for federal FEMA aid due to citizenship status, so state resources support non-citizens without requiring or expanding cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to governmental operations -
Allows the use of paid sick leave to prepare for or participate in certain immigration proceedings.
AI summary Expands paid sick leave eligibility to cover preparation for or participation in immigration proceedings, allowing workers more time off without loss of pay for immigration matters.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to labor -
Enacts the "facial identification and transparency in immigration enforcement act"; requires federal immigration enforcement agents to identify themselves as such when conducting enforcement activities.
AI summary Requires federal immigration agents to visibly display badges, not cover faces, and identify themselves on request during enforcement in NY, with state reporting, AG enforcement, and exclusion of non-compliant evidence in state courts, so less effective immigration enforcement.
Restricts immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Requires police and peace officers receive a lawful order before assisting with immigration enforcement; requires federal agents identify themselves at the request of public officers, police officers or peace officers; establishes penalties for federal agents who fail to identify themselves.
AI summary Bars police and peace officers from honoring any directive or request to enforce immigration law unless it is contained in a lawful order from a judge, so less immigration enforcement by state or local government.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Provides that it shall be unlawful for a bail enforcement agent to use such bail enforcement agent's position to enforce any immigration action.
AI summary Prohibits bail enforcement agents from using their position to enforce immigration actions, so less state/local involvement in immigration enforcement.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to economic development -
Establishes the community accompaniment and post-release support program in the office for new Americans to provide grants to community-based organizations that offer services to individuals released from immigration detention; defines eligible services; requires the office to establish criteria for
AI summary Creates a state grant program for community organizations to provide housing, legal, employment and other services to people released from immigration detention, so less immigration enforcement after release.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, detention transportStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to governmental operations -
Requires that in civil claims under the child victims act, adult survivors act, or a civil sex trafficking claim any insurer who may provide liability coverage for a claim shall, upon request from the claimant or claimant's attorney, provide information regarding each known policy of insurance; prov
AI summary Prohibits compelling victims of sex trafficking to disclose their immigration status in related civil claims, so less immigration enforcement against such victims.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to insurance -
Prohibits law enforcement officers and peace officers from inquiring about the immigration status of a victim of or witness to a criminal offense.
AI summary Bars law enforcement from inquiring about immigration status of victims or witnesses (except when necessary to investigate the offense), so less information is shared with federal immigration authorities.
Restricts immigration enforcementstate federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
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
AI summary 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 federal immigration removals.
Restricts immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, detention transportStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to corporations, authorities and commissions -
Requires continuing teacher and leader education to include courses, programs and activities related to immigrant focused trauma-informed practices to support students who are dealing with adverse childhood or adolescent experiences as a result of immigration status.
AI summary Adds a new mandatory continuing education requirement for teachers on immigrant-focused trauma-informed practices, with no provisions addressing gender identity, pronouns, bathrooms, sports or other transgender-specific school policies.
No change to immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to higher education -
Strengthens protections against discrimination, harassment, and bullying based on actual or perceived immigration status, and to improve implementation and oversight under the Dignity for All Students Act.
AI summary Expands the list of protected classes in school anti-harassment, anti-bullying, and anti-discrimination rules to explicitly include immigration status (with no provisions on gender identity, pronouns, bathrooms, sports or transition care).
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to education -
Makes all offenses qualifying offenses for bail where the principal is a non-citizen; requires courts remand without bail when any principal charged with an offense has an outstanding United States immigration and customs enforcement detainer; includes federal laws, rules, and regulations in the def
AI summary Requires courts to remand without bail any principal with an outstanding ICE detainer and allows police officers to arrest non-citizens subject to ICE detainers, administrative warrants, or judicial warrants, so more immigration enforcement by state and local government.
state federal cooperation, state immigration crimes borderStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Relates to designating every government entity which issues licenses to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms as participating agencies for voter registration form distribution and assistance.
AI summary Designates government entities that issue firearm licenses (carry, possess, repair, dispose) as voter registration agencies, adding a new administrative duty to those entities without changing any rules on who may obtain, carry or use firearms.
No change to immigration enforcementotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to election law -
Provides that a person is guilty of criminal trespass in the third degree if such person is in any portion of this state after entering the state at any location other than a lawful port of entry or border crossing.
AI summary Creates a new state crime of criminal trespass for anyone present in the state after entering at a non-lawful port of entry or border crossing, so more state immigration enforcement.
state immigration crimes border, state federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Provides privacy protections for public benefits recipients regarding disclosure or inquiry about immigration status and eligibility; provides penalties for employees of state or local agencies that knowingly violate such provisions; directs OTDA to promulgate rules and regulations and submit an ann
AI summary Prohibits state and local agencies from inquiring about, collecting, maintaining, or disclosing immigration status for public benefits unless explicitly required by law, and bars disclosure of such information to any agency for civil immigration enforcement purposes, so less immigration enforcement.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to social services -
Requires the state board of elections to participate in the systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program, administered by the United States citizenship and immigration services agency, to verify that a person who is either registered or registering to vote is a United States citizen
AI summary Requires the state board of elections to participate in the federal SAVE program and share voter registration data with USCIS to verify citizenship, so more state-federal cooperation on immigration enforcement.
state federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to election law -
Criminalizes the act of engaging in any scheme, plan or pattern to transport an undocumented immigrant from any location outside of New York state to a location within New York state with the intent of dropping such person off in any municipality or federal property located wholly within New York st
AI summary Creates a new state felony for transporting undocumented immigrants with intent to drop them off in municipalities or federal property in NY, so more state immigration enforcement via new crimes.
state immigration crimes border, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Revokes community supervision for certain conduct involving kidnapping, coercion, firearms, dangerous weapons, and other conduct.
AI summary Expands the definition of non-technical violation of community supervision to include conduct by those serving a sentence for an offense under article 265 of the penal law (firearms and other dangerous weapons) that violates a specific condition related to the offense, making revocation and reincarc
No change to immigration enforcementotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to correction -
Enhances sentences for certain offenses involving weapons on or near school grounds; relates to the availability of certain records of juvenile delinquents or youthful offenders; relates to annual earnings limitations for certain retired police officers employed by a school district or a board of co
AI summary Enhances criminal sentences for many weapons and firearms offenses when committed on or within 5000 feet of school grounds, increasing penalties for illegal possession, manufacture, sale, and related acts.
No change to immigration enforcementotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Requires 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 du
AI summary Bans local governments from prohibiting compliance with ICE detainers or from interfering with federal immigration enforcement in jails, and withholds state funding from noncompliant localities, so more immigration enforcement.
sanctuary policies, state federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to local governments -
Provides that any requirement that undocumented immigrants who are seeking asylum in the United States be sheltered in a certain locality or localities shall only apply to those towns, cities, and counties that opt-in to such requirement through the adoption of a local law or ordinance; defines the
AI summary Requires that any state or local mandate to shelter asylum-seeking undocumented immigrants applies only to localities that voluntarily opt in via local law, and bars non-opted-in localities from sheltering them, so more local control to limit or avoid immigration-related sheltering obligations.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to local governments -
Relates to granting local law enforcement agencies the authority to enforce federal immigration law under the 287(g) program in order to enhance the enforcement of federal immigration laws regarding individuals engaged in criminal activity.
AI summary Requires the state to create a process for local agencies to join the 287(g) program, deputizing officers to identify, arrest, detain criminal migrants, collaborate on deportation, and provide ICE access, so more immigration enforcement by local government.
state federal cooperation, detention transportStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Prohibits 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.
AI summary Prohibits schools from allowing law enforcement access for immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant and bars sharing of student immigration information, so less immigration enforcement in schools.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to education -
Relates to guidance to facilities and programs overseen by state agencies on interactions with Federal immigration authorities.
AI summary Requires state agencies to prepare and disseminate guidance to their overseen facilities and programs on handling inquiries from federal immigration authorities seeking access to individuals or their records, which in practice limits cooperation with ICE by standardizing procedures that protect non-
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to governmental operations -
Relates to establishing an automatic expunction system for certain records including unconstitutional stops that occurred between January two thousand four and June two thousand twelve by the New York city police department that either resulted in the completion of a UF-250 form or a Form 61 complai
AI summary Establishes automatic expunction of records for arrests including those for criminal possession of a weapon that stemmed from unconstitutional stops and frisks between 2004 and 2012.
otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Requires undocumented immigrants to submit to the same level of background checks as lawful immigrants in order to use certain state resources.
AI summary Requires undocumented immigrants to undergo background checks and meet criteria (no substance use disorder, no totalitarian/terrorist ties, no felonies, no false citizenship claims) to access state social services, expanding state-level screening tied to immigration status.
state federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to social services -
Directs the commissioner of labor to establish an immigrant worker's bill of rights.
AI summary Mandates state labor department to create and distribute an immigrant workers' bill of rights with information on rights regardless of immigration status, union organizing, TPS eligibility, and legal services resources, plus employer posting and outreach requirements.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesNo change to immigration enforcementotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to labor -
Requires undocumented immigrants to submit to the same level of health background check and be vaccinated in order to use certain state resources.
AI summary Requires undocumented immigrants to undergo health screenings, vaccinations, and behavioral checks to access state assistance programs, adding conditions that limit eligibility and thus expand state-level controls tied to immigration status.
state federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to social services -
Imposes consultation and reporting requirements for municipal corporations resettling, transporting or relocating non-detained migrants to another municipal corporation within the state, which is directed, administered, or funded by the federal government, the secretary of health and human services
AI summary Imposes consultation, monthly reporting, and public disclosure requirements on municipalities involved in resettling or relocating non-detained migrants, increasing transparency and oversight of state and local migrant relocation activities.
No change to immigration enforcementotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to local governments -
Mandates that no employee or officer of the university shall determine the specific details of a student's immigration status except when required by federal law, pursuant to a court order or as required in connection with tuition or financial aid eligibility.
AI summary Limits university employees from inquiring into or determining students' specific immigration details except in narrow cases, so less immigration enforcement by state educational institutions.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to higher education -
Enacts the building up immigrant legal defense or BUILD act to provide competitive workforce development and capacity building grants to eligible entities that are seeking to expand access to representation for individuals facing deportation by increasing the workforce and strengthening the legal se
AI summary Expands funding and infrastructure for legal representation of noncitizens facing deportation, which limits the practical effect of federal immigration enforcement by increasing successful defenses against removal.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesNo change to immigration enforcementotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to governmental operations -
Provides for supports and services for unaccompanied minors with no lawful immigration status including legal representation.
AI summary Requires notification to unaccompanied minors, sponsors, and counsel upon receipt of ICE detainers or requests, and conditions interviews with federal law enforcement on counsel authorization or opportunity to obtain counsel, limiting state/local cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to social services -
Requires law enforcement and courts to notify the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) when an arrested person or defendant is not a United States citizen; adjusts certain maximum sentences for class A misdemeanors and unclassified misdemeanors; requires notification to be
AI summary Requires police, courts, and correctional facilities to notify and share information with ICE about noncitizen arrests, convictions, and impending releases, so more immigration enforcement.
state federal cooperation, sanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Requires residents of the state, who are foreign refugees, to register with the office of temporary and disability assistance; directs such office to provide registration information to the office of children and family services, the department of health, the office for new Americans, the department
AI summary Requires refugees to register with state agency, mandates sharing of all registration data (including fingerprints) with state police, local law enforcement, sheriffs, and homeland security, and requires background screenings shared with law enforcement, increasing state and local role in monitoring
state federal cooperation, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to governmental operations -
Relates to the oversight of immigration detention facilities; prohibits municipalities from using funds or resources for the construction of any new detention facility or the expansion of any existing detention facility without approval by the legislature; establishes a committee on immigration dete
AI summary Prohibits municipalities from using funds, land, buildings or resources for new or expanded immigration detention facilities, entering or expanding contracts to house noncitizens in locked facilities, or coordinating with ICE on detention beds without legislative approval, so less immigration-enforc
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport, state federal cooperation, sanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to local governments -
Relates to making certain housing programs available regardless of immigration status; provides that local social services districts in a city with a population of five million or more shall be permitted to offer certain housing programs to individuals or families who would be eligible but for a fed
AI summary Permits New York City (the only local district with population of 5 million or more) to offer certain local housing/shelter programs to immigrants who would otherwise be ineligible under federal law, so less immigration enforcement via benefit restrictions.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to social services -
Relates to certain prostitution offenses and fines relating thereto; relates to motions to vacate judgment and motions for new sentencing; relates to investigation into acts alleged to be the unauthorized practice of massage therapy by potential victims of human trafficking; prohibits the possession
AI summary Expands services and programs for victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation to include legal and immigration services, and adds immigration-related considerations to the interagency task force and data collection on trafficking.
otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Requires courts, prior to accepting a plea, to provide notice to the defendant that such plea and the acceptance thereof could result in deportation, removal from the United States, exclusion from the United States or denial of citizenship, if the defendant is not a citizen of the United States.
AI summary Expands the ability of defendants to vacate pleas due to inadequate immigration warnings and limits what prosecutors and courts can say about immigration consequences, so less likely that convictions lead to removal.
Restricts immigration enforcementstate federal cooperationNo change to immigration enforcementotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Requires the court to advise a defendant that if such defendant is a noncitizen resident and is convicted of a crime, whether by plea or trial, such conviction may result in such defendant's deportation; allows a withdrawal of a plea of guilty by a noncitizen resident if such noncitizen resident is
AI summary Requires courts to advise noncitizen defendants of possible deportation before accepting guilty pleas and allows withdrawal of such pleas if the advisement is not given, so noncitizens are more likely to avoid or challenge convictions that could trigger federal deportation.
Restricts immigration enforcementstate federal cooperationStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Removes the affidavit of the lawful immigration status requirement for certain students.
AI summary Repeals the requirement that students without lawful immigration status file an affidavit about applying to legalize their status in order to qualify for in-state tuition or certain higher education benefits, so state colleges and universities will have fewer requirements to verify or enforce lawful
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to higher education -
Enacts the "New York emergency expedited temporary work permit act" to allow asylum seekers to apply for and be granted temporary work permits while their federal immigration status is being determined.
AI summary Creates a state temporary work permit program for asylum seekers and adds protections against discrimination and for civil service employment based on asylum seeker status, allowing them to work legally while their federal cases are pending and reducing barriers to employment.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to labor -
Establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings; provides for the administration thereof.
AI summary Establishes and funds a state right to government-provided legal representation for covered individuals (including noncitizens) in immigration removal proceedings and related challenges, which increases the ability of those facing removal to contest enforcement actions and remain in the U.S.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings; provides for the administration thereof.
AI summary Establishes and funds a state right to government-provided legal representation for covered individuals (including noncitizens) in immigration removal proceedings and related matters, which increases the ability of those facing removal to contest enforcement actions and remain in the U.S.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policiesNo change to immigration enforcementotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 8, 2025: REFERRED TO FINANCE
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