VT H0745

Federal immigration authorities (ICE, CBP, DHS) would be required to present a judicial warrant before accessing nonpublic areas or individual records at "sensitive locations" including schools, health care facilities, polling places, public libraries, and child care facilities.

The Department of Corrections would be prohibited from cooperating with or providing assistance to federal immigration authorities, and must terminate existing contracts/agreements within 30 days of passage, except as required by federal law.

Schools would be prohibited from collecting citizenship or immigration status information about students or their family members, except as required by law, and must report any federal immigration enforcement attempts to the school board.

Persons would be protected from civil arrest (including for immigration proceedings) while traveling to, at, or returning from court proceedings or buildings owned/operated by public agencies, with exceptions for judicial warrants, contempt, and safety.

The Human Rights Commission must publish a model policy by April 15, 2027 for sensitive locations on limiting assistance to immigration authorities, and guidance by June 15, 2027 for private employers on their rights to refuse warrantless access; effective date is July 1, 2026.