Bill > HB05439

This bill modifies existing law to allow law enforcement officers to detain individuals for up to forty-eight hours based on a civil immigration detainer, which is a request from federal immigration authorities like ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) to hold someone suspected of violating immigration laws or facing removal. This detention is now permitted if the individual has been charged, after a finding of probable cause, with a serious crime, specifically a class A, B, or C felony, or a family violence crime, or if they are identified as a match in the federal Terrorist Screening Database. Previously, such detentions were more restricted, often requiring a judicial warrant or conviction of specific serious offenses. The bill also clarifies that law enforcement can share certain information with federal immigration authorities and allows for interviews under specific circumstances, but it maintains protections for confidential information and requires records of such interactions to be public.

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