NYC Council Introduction 214

intro.nyc/0214-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Creating a private right of action related to civil immigration detainers and cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Status: Committee Committee on Immigration
Sponsored by Shahana K. Hanif
Introduced: February 28, 2024

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.