Requires law enforcement and courts to notify the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) when an arrested person or defendant is not a United States citizen; adjusts certain maximum sentences for class A misdemeanors and unclassified misdemeanors; requires notification to be made to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency prior to the release of certain noncitizens; repeals provisions of the "protect our courts act".
Makes all offenses qualifying offenses for bail where the principal is a non-citizen; requires courts remand without bail when any principal charged with an offense has an outstanding United States immigration and customs enforcement detainer; includes federal laws, rules, and regulations in the definition of offense; allows police officers to detain certain non-citizens; reinstates the maximum sentence for misdemeanors as three hundred sixty-five days.
Requires municipal corporations to approve any facility intending to house asylum seekers prior to their establishment; establishes a review process that incorporates notice to the public and the opportunity for the public to comment; renders a decision within 8 weeks.
Prohibits the use of SUNY dormitories for the purposes of providing permanent or temporary housing for migrant populations; requests the board of trustees adopt a policy stating such.
Requires the state board of elections to participate in the systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program, administered by the United States citizenship and immigration services agency, to verify that a person who is either registered or registering to vote is a United States citizen.
Provides that a person is guilty of criminal trespass in the third degree if such person is in any portion of this state after entering the state at any location other than a lawful port of entry or border crossing.
Prohibits the use of state funds for non-residents seeking an abortion or any other procedure that results in the intentional termination of a pregnancy at any stage of gestation.
Repeals certain provisions of law relating to the disclosure of immigration records by the department of motor vehicles which make it a class E felony to disclose such records and information pertaining to immigration status.
Imposes consultation and reporting requirements for municipal corporations resettling, transporting or relocating non-detained migrants to another municipal corporation within the state, which is directed, administered, or funded by the federal government, the secretary of health and human services in the case of minors, the secretary of homeland security in the case of adults, or any municipal corporation within the state or agents thereof.
This bill requires undocumented immigrants to meet specific health requirements to access certain state benefits, including medical assistance, family aid, and disability support. To qualify, individuals must receive required vaccinations (like measles, flu, and COVID-19) and pass screenings for communicable diseases (such as TB, syphilis, and gonorrhea), unless medically inappropriate or ongoing treatment is underway. Exceptions apply if someone is receiving appropriate treatment for a positive screening result. The law applies to programs under New York's social services chapter and takes effect January 1 following enactment.
