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New York City Local Law 59 Regulating Responses ICE Detainers

Type Ordinance

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source City Council of New York City

Policy Areas Civil Rights

This local law amends the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to persons not to be detained by the police department. In particular, the police department may only honor a civil immigration detainer by holding a person beyond the time when such person would otherwise...

Bernalillo County Policy Responding to ICE Detainer Requests and Bond Rules

Type Ordinance

Year 2014

Level County

State(s) New Mexico

Source Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Public Safety

This ordinance states that the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center will not detain any inmate and will not delay the otherwise authorized release of any inmate, as a result of detainer requests or administrative warrants received by ICE. An immigration detainer request...

2011 Cook County Policy for Responding to ICE Detainers

Type Ordinance

Year 2011

Level County

State(s) Illinois

Source Cook County Board

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety

This ordinance requires the Sheriff of Cook County to decline ICE detainer requests unless there is written agreement stating that all costs incurred by Cook County in complying with the ICE detainer shall be reimbursed. It also prohibits ICE agents from accessing individuals or County...

2008 Hartford Ordinance 20-08 Protecting Access to City Services for Undocumented Immigrants

Type Ordinance

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) Connecticut

Source City Of Hartford

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety, Children & Families

This city ordinance requires that all city services be made available to residents, regardless of immigration status. It also requires that referrals to medical or social service agencies be made in the same manner to all residents, regardless of immigration status. In addition, the...

Local Policy Interventions for Protecting Immigrants

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source The Immigrant Legal Resource Center

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety

This report identifies the most effective local policy interventions for protecting immigrants. These include establishing multi-agency prohibitions on immigration enforcement, limiting jail-to-ICE transfers, prohibiting patrol officers from working with ICE, setting due process protections,...

U Visa Basics for Law Enforcement

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level County

State(s) All States

Source The Immigrant Legal Resource Center

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety

The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Prevention Act (VTVPA) passed with bipartisan support in 2000. The VTVPA created the U Visa, a nonimmigrant visa for victims of certain crimes who have been, or are likely to be, helpful to law enforcement in the investigation or prosecution...

2016 San Francisco Ordinance 96-16 Prohibiting Use of City Resources in Immigration Enforcement

Type Ordinance

Year 2016

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source City and County of San Francisco

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety, Finance & Procurement

This ordinance prohibits the use of City funds or resources to assist in the enforcement of Federal immigration law, except for individuals who have been convicted of a violent or serious felony....

Taking Stock: Milwaukee Police Department Policies and Protocols in the Context of National Reform

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Wisconsin Policy Forum

Policy Areas Public Safety

In response to nationwide calls for police reform, this report analyzes how the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) has altered their practices and conduct. It also compares the MPD to peer cities with regard to key protocols, practices, and policies. The reforms highlighted focus on...

Immigration Roadmap

Type Roadmap

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source ProGov21

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice

Although US immigration policy is regulated at the federal level, local governments still play a role in protecting the rights of immigrants, regardless of their citizenship status, and promoting their economic and social incorporation. ProGov21's Immigration Roadmap calls on local...

Model Resolution for Protecting Immigrant Students

Type Model Law

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source American Civil Liberties Union of California

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety, Education

The attached Model Campus Safe Zones Resolution language was developed for K-12 school districts that are contemplating adopting protections for their immigrant students. ACLU recommends that any resolution contain language to address these critical issues: limiting the sharing of...

2014 King County Ordinance Ending the Honoring of ICE Hold Requests

Type Ordinance

Year 2014

Level County

State(s) Washington

Source King County Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Children & Families

Previously, King County had honored all civil immigration hold requests from Immigration and Customs enforcement for detainees by holding adult inmates for additional time after they would otherwise be released from county jail facilities. This ordinance puts and end to this practice,...

2003 Seattle Ordinance 121063 Prohibiting City Employees from Inquiring about Immigration Status

Type Ordinance

Year 2003

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source Seattle City Council

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety

This ordinance prohibits Seattle City officers and employees from inquiring into the immigration status of any person or engaging in activities designed to attain this information....

Life Under "PEP-COMM"

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level County, City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Immigrant Legal Resource Center

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Children & Families, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety

On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced the "end" of the much reviled Secure Communities (SComm) program. In its place, DHS created the "Priority Enforcement Program" or PEP. PEP works exactly the same way as Secure Communities. It tracks fingerprints and helps ICE agents...

Ending Local Collaboration with ICE: A Toolkit for Immigrant Advocates

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Immigrant Legal Resource Center

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Children & Families

The purpose of this toolkit is to help you understand the various pieces that make up the massive deportation machine, and to give you the tools to dismantle it. Local authorities need to protect and serve their communities, not criminalize them; and local governments need to invest...

Monterey County Policy on the Detention of Undocumented Persons

Type Executive Order

Year 2014

Level County

State(s) California

Source Monterey County Sheriff

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety

This document outlines Monterey County's policy on detention of undocumented persons, responding to ICE detainer requests, and refusal to participate in ICE operations....

San Miguel County Detention Center Policies and Procedures

Type Ordinance

Year 2010

Level County

State(s) Colorado

Source San Miguel County Detention Center

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety, Children & Families

This policy prohibits staff at the San Miguel County Detention Center from asking detainees about their immigration status or place of birth. It also outlines procedures for when an ICE detainer is received for the detainee....

Who We Are: Municipal ID cards as a local strategy to promote belonging and shared community identity.

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source The Center for Popular Democracy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety, Children & Families

Municipal ID policies-where local governments issue their own identification credentials-improve access to services and institutions. This report examines case studies of municipal ID programs and examines how many of these policies have impacted immigrant communities. It also features...

Protocols for Ensuring Effective Defense of Noncitzen Defendants in California

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level County

State(s) California

Source The Immigrant Legal Resource Center

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Children & Families, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety

For this article, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center interviewed defenders from four counties in California, each with a different model. The models include having a full-time or a part-time in-house immigration specialist; contracting with an outside organization; having an in-house...

District of Columbia Act to Limit ICE Detainer Holds

Type Act or Session Law

Year 2012

Level County, City or Town

State(s) Washington, D.C.

Source City Of Washington, D.C.

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Children & Families

An Act to create a Department of Corrections in the District of Columbia to limit the circumstances under which the District will comply with an immigration detainer requests from the Unites States Immigration and Customs Enforcement....

Culver City Police Department Policy Regarding ICE Detainer Requests and the Reporting of Undocumented Immigrants

Type Executive Order

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Culver City

Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights, Public Safety

This policy states that the Culver City Police Department will not honor ICE detainer requests unless a Federal Probable Cause hearing has occurred. It also prohibits officers from reporting suspected undocumented immigrants to ICE unless circumstances indicate such reporting as reasonably...

2016 Seattle Executive Order 2016-08 Providing Immigrants Equal Access to City Services

Type Executive Order

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source City of Seattle

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Children & Families, Housing, Public Safety

This executive order ensures that city benefits and services are available to all Seattle residents, without regard to immigration status....

Suffolk County Policy Responding to ICE Detainer Requests

Type Executive Order

Year 2014

Level County

State(s) New York

Source Suffolk County Sheriff

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety

This policy prohibits Suffolk County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) officials from detaining any individual at the request of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) unless ICE presents with a judicially issued warrant authorizing such detention....

ICE's Criminal Alien Program (CAP): Dismantling the Biggest Jail to Deportation Pipeline

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2016

Level County, City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Immigrant Legal Resource Center

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Children & Families, Public Safety

The infographic discusses ICE's Criminal Alien Program (CAP), the largest deportation program in the United States. It outlines the three phases of the deportation process: identification, custody transfer, and removal. CAP allows ICE officials to access local and state jails to identify...

Santa Cruz County Exectutive Order Ending ICE Detainter Requests

Type Executive Order

Year 2014

Level County

State(s) California

Source Santa Cruz County Sheriff

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Children & Families

Stanta Cruz County Sheriff's Office executive order ending ICE detainer requests follow federal Oregon ruling....

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