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This bill aims to limit the access of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to certain sensitive locations, specifically courthouses, homeless shelters, rape crisis centers, domestic violence shelters, and human trafficking shelters. The legislation requires that employees of these facilities prohibit ICE from entering nonpublic areas without a valid judicial warrant or court order. Staff must verify the ICE officer's identification and purpose before potentially granting access. The bill broadly defines "immigration enforcement" as any efforts to investigate, enforce, or assist in enforcing federal civil or criminal immigration laws related to a person's presence, entry, reentry, or employment in the United States. While the original draft included a provision preventing access when children are present, this specific language has been removed in the current version. By creating new restrictions on ICE access, the bill establishes a potential new criminal penalty for non-compliance, which technically creates a state-mandated local program. However, the bill includes a provision stating that no reimbursement is required for implementing these new requirements, specifically because it relates to creating or changing criminal definitions.

Budget and Finance, Justice

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