NYC Council Introduction 158

intro.nyc/0158-2022 2022-2023 Legislative Session
Creating a private right of action related to civil immigration detainers and cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Status: Filed (End of Session) Committee on Immigration
Sponsored by Shahana K. Hanif
Introduced: April 14, 2022

This bill would create a private right of action in the city’s civil immigration detainer laws, allowing individuals held by the New York Police Department, the Department of Correction, and the Department of Probation to bring an action alleging a violation of the detainer laws in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Sponsors: 20