NYC Council Introduction 185

intro.nyc/0185-2022 2022-2023 Legislative Session
Limiting communication between the department of correction and federal immigration authorities.
Status: Filed (End of Session) Committee on Immigration
Sponsored by Keith Powers
Introduced: April 14, 2022

This bill would prohibit the Department of Correction from communicating with federal immigration authorities regarding any person in the department’s custody unless the communication was in relation to a person for which a civil immigration detainer was being honored or the communication was unrelated to the enforcement of civil immigration laws.

Sponsors: 22