NYC Council Introduction 396

intro.nyc/0396-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Limiting communication between the department of correction and federal immigration authorities.
Status: Committee Committee on Immigration
Sponsored by Keith Powers
Introduced: February 28, 2024

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.