CT SB00993

Repeals and replaces Connecticut General Statutes Section 54-192h, effective October 1, 2019, to mandate cooperation between local and state law enforcement in federal immigration enforcement.

Requires any law enforcement officer receiving a civil immigration detainer to detain the individual until federal immigration authorities take custody, removing previous exceptions based on felony convictions, pending charges, outstanding warrants, gang membership, terrorism database matches, deportation orders, or public safety concerns.

Defines "law enforcement officer" to include Department of Correction personnel, municipal police, State Police Division officers, judicial marshals, and state marshals.

Mandates law enforcement officers immediately notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement upon determining whether to detain an individual based on a civil immigration detainer.

Removes the 48-hour maximum detention limit and requirement to release individuals if federal authorities fail to assume custody within that timeframe, allowing indefinite detention pending federal custody transfer.