VT H0850

Federal immigration authorities must present a judicial warrant naming a specific individual before employees at sensitive locations (schools, health care facilities, public libraries, child care facilities) can grant access to nonpublic areas

Supervisors at sensitive locations are designated as the primary authority to review judicial warrants and must appoint at least one designee when unavailable

Department of Corrections is prohibited from providing advisory assistance to federal immigration authorities for crime prevention and cannot enter agreements or cooperative arrangements to assist them

Commissioner of Corrections is barred from cooperating with or accepting funds from federal immigration authorities

Department of Corrections must submit a report on existing federal immigration cooperation within 30 days of passage and terminate any existing contracts with federal immigration authorities within 30 days, except as required by federal law; effective date July 1, 2026