HB 2598 Summary

• Amends Arizona law to require state and local law enforcement to fully enforce federal immigration laws and comply with valid immigration detainers from federal authorities.

• Subjects officials and agencies that knowingly fail to comply with federal immigration detainers to civil penalties enforceable by the attorney general or county attorney.

• Allows Arizona residents to sue sanctuary jurisdictions in superior court for policies that restrict immigration law enforcement, with courts imposing civil penalties of $500 to $5,000 per day the policy remains in effect.

• Creates a new private right of action allowing victims of crimes committed by undocumented aliens (or their families if deceased) to sue sanctuary jurisdictions that failed to comply with federal detainers or immigration status inquiries within the preceding 10 years.

• Requires sanctuary jurisdictions found liable for crime victims' damages to reimburse the state for the offender's incarceration costs in the state department of corrections.