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US SB455
Bill
Status
2/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Richard Blumenthal
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AI Summary
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Immigration enforcement actions prohibited within 1,000 feet of sensitive locations including schools, hospitals, churches, courthouses, shelters, polling places, and disaster relief sites, except under exigent circumstances
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Exigent circumstances limited to imminent risk of death or violence, hot pursuit of dangerous individuals, direct threats to national security, or pre-approved operations targeting terrorist suspects with written authorization
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Officers uncertain about exigent circumstances must immediately cease enforcement and obtain supervisor confirmation before continuing; violations result in exclusion of evidence and potential termination of removal proceedings
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Secretary of Homeland Security must report each sensitive location enforcement action within 30 days to the Inspector General and Office for Civil Rights, including date, location, justification, and number of arrests
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ICE Director and CBP Commissioner required to submit annual reports to Congress detailing all enforcement actions at sensitive locations, with Inspector General submitting separate annual report on complaints received
Legislative Description
Protecting Sensitive Locations Act
Immigration
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2/6/2025