HB 182 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AGREEMENTS.

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182Section by1. deleting lines 20 through 22 in their entirety.

FURTHERAmend AMENDPart HouseV, BillTitle No.11 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

182Chapter by84B. deleting “before July 1, 2025.” as it appears on line 25 and inserting in lieu thereof “by [30 days after the effective date of this Act].”.

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182Definitions. by inserting the following after line 25:

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182prohibitions. clarifies which agreements are prohibited, eliminates a provision relating to information sharing, and adds a provision clarifying that the section is not intended to prohibit enforcement of valid court-issued warrants or orders or to prohibit compliance with information sharing required under other federal law, particularly that related to the Criminal Justice Information System.

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(1) Authorizes the law-enforcement agency to exercise federal immigration enforcement powers or to detain or house individuals for federal civil immigration violations.

(2) Causes the law enforcement agency to detain or house individuals who are in the custody of a federal immigration authority for violations of federal immigration law.

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(b) Each unit of local government, law-enforcement agency, and State agency with an existing immigration enforcement agreement must exercise the termination provision contained in the immigration enforcement agreement before July 1, 2025.

SYNOPSIS This Act prohibits law-enforcement agencies from entering into agreements with federal immigration enforcement authorities to enforce immigration violations or share immigration enforcement related data.

This Act is not intended to prevent a law-enforcement agency from working with the federal government on other public safety efforts.

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