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NY A04883
Bill
Status
2/8/2021
Primary Sponsor
Carmen De La Rosa
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AI Summary
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Department of Corrections shall not hold individuals beyond their release date based on civil immigration detainers, except for reasonable time to conduct database searches.
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Department shall not notify federal immigration authorities of an individual's release, with exceptions for those with outstanding criminal warrants, pending felony/misdemeanor charges, gang member designations, or terrorist screening database matches.
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Exemptions to non-detention policy apply when searches indicate: prior crime convictions, pending criminal cases, outstanding warrants, known gang membership, terrorist screening database identification, outstanding removal warrants, or final removal orders.
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Department must post annual reports by September 30th detailing civil immigration detainer cases, including breakdowns by conviction status, gang membership, terrorist database matches, and state criminal alien assistance funding received.
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Act takes effect 120 days after becoming law; agencies authorized to implement necessary rules and regulations immediately.
Legislative Description
Relates to not honoring civil immigration detainers by holding an individual beyond the time such individual would otherwise be released from the department's custody or by notifying federal immigration authorities of such individual's release.
Last Action
referred to correction
2/8/2021