2026 -- S 2967 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LIMITATIONS ON | |
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION | |
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Introduced By: Senators Mack, Acosta, Quezada, Euer, Kallman, and Bissaillon | |
Date Introduced: March 04, 2026 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Title 42 of the General Laws entitled "STATE AFFAIRS AND |
2 | GOVERNMENT" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: |
3 | CHAPTER 169 |
4 | LIMITATIONS ON IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION |
5 | 42-169-1. Definitions. |
6 | As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: |
7 | (1) “Federal immigration authority” means any officer, employee, or agent of a federal |
8 | agency charged with enforcement of civil immigration laws. |
9 | (2) “Immigration detainer” means a request from a federal immigration authority to |
10 | maintain custody of an individual for immigration enforcement purposes. |
11 | (3) “287(g) agreement” means any agreement authorized under 8 U.S.C. §1357(g) |
12 | delegating immigration enforcement powers to state or local officers. |
13 | (4) “Law enforcement agency” means any state or municipal law enforcement agency or |
14 | correctional facility in the State of Rhode Island. |
15 | 42-169-2. Prohibition on 287(g) agreements. |
16 | No state or local law enforcement agency shall enter into, renew, or participate in a 287(g) |
17 | agreement or any substantially similar agreement delegating federal immigration enforcement |
18 | authority to a state or local law enforcement officer. |
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1 | 42-169-3. Detainers and administrative warrants. |
2 | No law enforcement agency shall arrest or detain an individual based solely on an |
3 | immigration detainer or administrative warrant. |
4 | 42-169-4. Use of resources. |
5 | No law enforcement agency shall use funds, personnel, property, or equipment to |
6 | investigate, interrogate, or detain a person solely for civil immigration enforcement. |
7 | 42-169-5. Exceptions. |
8 | Nothing in this chapter prohibits cooperation related to criminal investigations unrelated to |
9 | immigration status or compliance with a valid judicial warrant or order. |
10 | 42-169-6. Records and transparency. |
11 | Law enforcement agencies shall document any request from a federal immigration |
12 | authority and publish annual statistics on the number and type of requests received. |
13 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LIMITATIONS ON | |
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION | |
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1 | This act would bar state and local police from joining federal immigration enforcement |
2 | programs, limit holding people on detainers without judicial warrants, and require tracking and |
3 | reporting of requests. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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