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IN HB1295
Bill
Status
1/12/2016
Primary Sponsor
Christopher Judy
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AI Summary
HB 1295 Summary
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Prohibits governmental bodies from enacting policies that limit or restrict federal immigration law enforcement, including cooperation with U.S. Department of Homeland Security and immigration detainers.
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Prevents governmental bodies from restricting: compliance with immigration detainers, access for federal immigration officials to interview inmates, immigration status investigations, or sharing of inmate incarceration status or release dates.
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Adds definitions for "federal immigration agency," "federal immigration official," "immigration detainer," "inmate," and "law enforcement agency" to Indiana Code Section 5-2-18.2.
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Requires enforcement of the chapter without regard to race, color, religion, gender, ethnicity, or national origin, except as permitted by U.S. and Indiana constitutions; must be implemented consistent with federal immigration law and protection of civil rights.
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Takes effect upon passage and declares an emergency for the act; allows persons lawfully domiciled in Indiana to bring actions to compel compliance and courts to enjoin violations.
Legislative Description
Complying with federal immigration enforcement. Prohibits a governmental body from limiting or restricting the enforcement of federal immigration laws, including limiting or restricting another governmental body from: (1) complying with an immigration detainer; (2) providing a federal immigration official access to an inmate for interview; (3) initiating an immigration status investigation; or (4) providing a federal immigration official with the incarceration status or release date of an inmate in custody of a state or local governmental body. (Current law allows a: (1) person lawfully domiciled in Indiana to bring an action to compel a governmental body to comply with these
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/12/2016