Bill > SB791

This bill, known as the Community Trust Act, aims to limit the involvement of state and local correctional facilities and law enforcement agents in immigration enforcement. It prohibits these entities from inquiring about or investigating an individual's immigration status, detaining individuals based on immigration status or suspicion of civil immigration violations, or transferring individuals to federal immigration authorities unless presented with a valid judicial warrant or court order. The bill also prevents correctional facilities from coercing or intimidating individuals based on their or others' immigration status. However, exceptions exist, such as allowing inquiries for routine booking procedures or when immigration status is relevant to state or federal protections or international treaty requirements. Additionally, state correctional facilities must provide 48-hour notice to federal immigration authorities before releasing an individual subject to an active immigration detainer, which is a written request from federal immigration authorities to detain a person believed to be removable under federal law, accompanied by a warrant of removal. The bill also clarifies that law enforcement agents, excluding correctional facility staff, cannot provide information about individuals to federal immigration authorities unless required by a court order. Finally, it allows district court commissioners or judges to consider immigration detainers when deciding on pretrial release or bond for defendants charged with a felony.