HI SB3251

Prohibits Hawaii state agencies (Department of Law Enforcement, DLNR, Taxation, and Attorney General) from hiring individuals who worked for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Border Patrol for more than 90 cumulative days between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2028.

The employment ban applies specifically to positions with police powers within these four state departments, effective July 1, 2050.

The bill cites 28 specific incidents from April 2025 through January 2026 involving alleged constitutional rights violations, excessive force, and wrongful detentions of U.S. citizens by ICE and Border Patrol agents across multiple states.

Documented incidents include deportation of U.S. citizen children (including one with metastatic cancer), physical injuries to detained citizens including broken ribs and traumatic brain injuries, and one fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis.

The stated purpose is to prevent former federal immigration enforcement personnel whose identities were concealed during operations from serving in Hawaii law enforcement positions of public trust.