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6.1 (11) participate in, or provide access or assistance to, a federal immigration authority to 6.2 conduct civil immigration enforcement activities at state courthouses, hospitals, health care 6.3 clinics, churches or other places of worship, or schools, without a judicial warrant. 6.4 (b) A public safety agency shall: 6.5 (1) in coordination with the Office of New Americans, create or amend written policies 6.6 that reflect the policies listed in this section; 6.7 (2) provide written notifications to anyone who is the subject of a data request or other 6.8 inquiry by a federal immigration authority, informing them that they were the subject of an 6.9 inquiry or request and what action if any the public safety agency took in response to the 6.10 request or inquiry; 6.11 (3) submit a report annually to the attorney general and Office of New Americans 6.12 disclosing any requests from the United States Department of Homeland Security, including 6.13 but not limited to Immigration and Customs and Enforcement, with respect to participation, 6.14 support, or assistance in any immigration agent's civil enforcement operation, and any 6.15 documentation regarding how the request was addressed, provided that if an agency does 6.16 not receive a request during a reporting period, the agency shall certify and report that it 6.17 received no requests; 6.18 (4) create policies in coordination with government units to ensure that all state and local 6.19 government offices, public schools, hospitals, and courthouses remain safe and accessible 6.20 to all Minnesota residents, regardless of immigration or citizenship status; and 6.21 (5) ensure compliance with all treaty obligations, including consular notification, and 6.22 state and federal laws, by explaining to any individual committed into the custody or detained 6.23 by the public safety agency in writing, with interpretation into another language if requested: 6.24 (i) the individual's right to refuse to disclose the individual's nationality, citizenship, 6.25 country of birth, or immigration status; and 6.26 (ii) that disclosure of the individual's nationality, citizenship, country of birth, or 6.27 immigration status may result in civil or criminal immigration enforcement, including 6.28 removal from the United States. 6.29 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. 6.30 Sec. 2. [629.81] VIOLATIONS. 6.31 Subdivision 1.Reporting; investigation.The Office of the Attorney General shall 6.32 establish a system for the public and state and local employees to report alleged violations 6Sec. 2. REVISOR KLL/BM 24-0596101/08/24