This Massachusetts bill expands protections for people regardless of immigration status by limiting civil immigration enforcement activities within state facilities and requiring clear guidelines for interactions with law enforcement. The legislation allows the governor to restrict immigration enforcement in nonpublic areas of state buildings and mandates that correctional facilities provide detained individuals with written notices about their legal rights in their primary language. Additionally, the bill requires facilities to ensure confidential attorney-client communications and maintain detailed records of immigration-related detentions. State agencies and private organizations must also follow multilingual guidelines on how to verify law enforcement authority and document immigration enforcement interactions.
By Ms. Rausch, a petition (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation to get ICE out of families. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
This bill requires Massachusetts local law enforcement agencies to comply with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) requests to detain individuals convicted or charged with specific serious offenses: aggravated felonies (e.g., murder, drug trafficking), violent crimes, gang offenses, or terrorism. It mandates holding these individuals for ICE custody if they meet any of these categories, or if an officer determines they pose a public safety threat. The law applies to all state, municipal, college, and university police departments, sheriffs' offices, and correctional facilities within Massachusetts. It creates a legal obligation for local agencies to honor these ICE detainer requests under defined circumstances.
This bill requires Massachusetts state and local law enforcement agencies to comply with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer requests. It mandates that agencies notify ICE at least 24 hours before releasing an individual subject to a detainer or hold them for up to 48 hours, and prohibits agencies from having policies that refuse such requests. The law also requires all law enforcement officials to complete training on detainer procedures within six months and mandates annual reports detailing how many detainers were honored, with reasons for any non-compliance. The bill directly affects all state, municipal, and campus police departments, sheriffs' offices, courts, and correctional facilities in Massachusetts.
SD 723 allows Massachusetts court officers to temporarily detain individuals for up to 12 hours at ICE's request, provided a judge confirms specific public safety risks. It directly affects immigrants facing deportation who meet criteria like terrorism convictions, gang involvement, certain felonies, or serious crimes (e.g., domestic violence, drug trafficking). The bill requires judges to review ICE's written request and administrative warrant before granting detention and mandates written justification if denied. It also requires judges to consider ICE detainer requests when setting or adjusting bail, potentially delaying release pending federal action.
This bill prohibits Massachusetts state and local government agencies, including law enforcement departments and counties, from entering new agreements that allow federal immigration authorities to enforce immigration laws or detain individuals. Existing agreements must be terminated within 30 days for "collaboration agreements" (which involve sharing immigration enforcement) and 90 days for "detention agreements" (which involve holding people for immigration purposes). The Attorney General can sue violators to stop the agreements, and private citizens may also take legal action. The law directly affects all covered entities in Massachusetts that currently have such agreements with federal immigration authorities.
This bill allows Massachusetts law enforcement officers (like police, sheriffs, and state troopers) to temporarily hold non-citizens who meet specific criteria for up to 12 hours to transfer them to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). It directly affects individuals convicted of certain serious crimes - such as domestic violence, drug trafficking, gang-related offenses, or violent felonies - as defined in the bill. Key provisions require ICE to provide a written request and warrant, a supervisory officer to verify public safety threats based on listed criteria, and a court to review the detention within 12 hours. The bill explicitly prohibits holding individuals for immigration purposes without these safeguards and ensures court records remain public.
By Mr. Fattman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1096) of Ryan C. Fattman, Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida and Steven George Xiarhos for legislation to support and honor detention requests by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Judiciary.
HD 4222 allows Massachusetts court officers to detain non-citizens for up to 12 hours at the direction of a judicial officer, specifically when ICE provides a written request and an arrest warrant, and the judicial officer determines the person poses a public safety threat based on specific criminal convictions. It directly affects court officers, judicial officers, and non-citizens with certain prior convictions (e.g., terrorism, gang-related offenses, violent crimes, or specific felonies). The bill requires judicial officers to document reasons for denying ICE requests and maintains these records publicly, while also requiring judges to consider ICE detainer requests when setting bail. It does not create new immigration enforcement powers but modifies court procedures for handling ICE requests related to public safety. The bill focuses on concrete procedural changes within existing legal frameworks.
HD 4221 requires Massachusetts law enforcement officers and court personnel to hold individuals for up to 36 hours when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) provides a written request for detention, mandating that the person receive a copy of the request. It also directs judges to consider ICE detainer requests when setting or modifying bail for people in custody, specifically if ICE has a written request and an administrative warrant for removal exists. The bill directly affects individuals in state custody with active ICE requests, law enforcement officers, and judges handling bail hearings. Key provisions establish a 36-hour detention window for ICE transfers and require judges to factor ICE requests into bail decisions under Chapter 276.
