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This bill establishes new requirements for immigration law enforcement in Minnesota that mandate cooperation between local and federal authorities. Specifically, the bill prohibits state and local government entities from creating "noncooperation" policies that would prevent sharing immigration-related information with federal agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The legislation requires that government employees and agencies must be able to send, receive, maintain, and exchange immigration status data with federal authorities, even if local policies might previously have restricted such actions. Additionally, the bill requires county attorneys to report undocumented individuals arrested for violent crimes to federal immigration authorities, mandating detailed reporting including the person's name, birth date, origin, address, offense details, and case status. The bill empowers the attorney general and county attorneys to investigate and potentially seek court orders to compel compliance with these new requirements. Key definitions are provided for terms like "federal immigration agency" and "federal law enforcement officer" to clarify the scope of the legislation. The bill aims to ensure that local jurisdictions in Minnesota do not create barriers to federal immigration enforcement efforts and mandates active cooperation between state and local agencies and federal immigration authorities.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0643&ssn=0&y=2025