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This bill, known as the "sanctuary hospitals act," amends New York's civil rights and public health laws to protect individuals within hospitals from federal immigration enforcement actions. Specifically, it establishes that anyone receiving care, employed by, or otherwise present at a hospital is protected from civil arrest, and such arrests cannot be executed on hospital premises unless supported by a judicial warrant or order, which is defined as a document signed by a U.S. district judge or federal magistrate judge showing probable cause that an individual has committed a crime. The bill also prohibits federal immigration enforcement officers, acting within their official duties, from entering hospital premises without such a judicial warrant or order, and requires the state's health commissioner to create regulations and training for hospital staff on how to handle requests from immigration and customs enforcement (ICE).

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8522