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1.1 A bill for an act​ <br />1.2 relating to public safety; ensuring appropriate use of state and local resources by​ <br />1.3 limiting state and local government participation in federal civil immigration​ <br />1.4 enforcement efforts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter​ <br />1.5 629; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 631.50; 631.51.​ <br />1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​ <br />1.7 Section 1. [629.80] CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT; ACTIVITIES​ <br />1.8 PROHIBITED; POLICIES REQUIRED.​ <br />1.9 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the​ <br />1.10 meanings given.​ <br />1.11 (b) "Civil immigration enforcement" means all efforts to investigate, detect, apprehend,​ <br />1.12 or detain an individual with the purpose of enforcing or executing federal immigration​ <br />1.13 statutes relating to removal, exclusion, or deportation proceedings, deportation or removal​ <br />1.14 orders, or removal from the United States; or to assist in the investigation of, or civil arrest​ <br />1.15 of, any persons for the purposes of enforcing federal civil immigration law, including but​ <br />1.16 not limited to violations of United States Code, title 8, sections 1182 and 1227. This definition​ <br />1.17 does not apply to efforts to assist individuals in applying for immigration benefits or efforts​ <br />1.18 to prevent deportation or removal from the United States. This definition does not include​ <br />1.19 the enforcement of criminal law.​ <br />1.20 (c) "Civil immigration warrant" means a document that is not approved or ordered by a​ <br />1.21 judge that can form the basis for an individual's arrest or detention for a civil immigration​ <br />1.22 enforcement purpose. Civil immigration warrant includes Form I-200 Warrant for the Arrest​ <br />1.23 of Alien, Form I-203 Order to Detain or Release Alien, Form I-205 Warrant of​ <br />1​Section 1.​ <br />REVISOR KLL/BM 24-05961​01/08/24 ​ <br />State of Minnesota​This Document can be made available​ <br />in alternative formats upon request​ <br />HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES​ <br />H. F. No. 3459​NINETY-THIRD SESSION​ <br />Authored by Feist, Gomez, Pérez-Vega, Becker-Finn, Greenman and others​02/12/2024​ <br />The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Finance and Policy​