House
File
2219
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2219
BY
STAED
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
procedures
for
responses
by
local
law
1
enforcement
agencies
to
certain
requests
from
United
States
2
immigration
and
customs
enforcement.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
823.1
Definitions.
1
For
the
purposes
of
this
chapter,
unless
the
context
2
otherwise
requires:
3
1.
“Hold
request”
means
a
request
by
federal
immigration
4
and
customs
enforcement
that
a
local
law
enforcement
agency
5
maintain
custody
of
an
individual
currently
in
the
agency’s
6
custody
beyond
the
time
the
individual
would
otherwise
be
7
eligible
for
release
from
custody
in
order
to
facilitate
8
transfer
to
federal
immigration
and
customs
enforcement,
and
9
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
United
States
department
of
10
homeland
security
form
I-247D.
11
2.
“Immigration
and
customs
enforcement
access”
means
access
12
to
an
individual
by
United
States
immigration
and
customs
13
enforcement
for
the
purposes
of
civil
immigration
enforcement,
14
including
when
an
individual
is
stopped
with
or
without
their
15
consent,
arrested,
detained,
or
otherwise
under
the
control
16
of
the
local
law
enforcement
agency.
“Immigration
and
customs
17
enforcement
access”
includes
all
of
the
following:
18
a.
Responding
to
a
hold,
notification,
or
transfer
request
19
by
United
States
immigration
and
customs
enforcement.
20
b.
Providing
notification
to
United
States
immigration
and
21
customs
enforcement
that
an
individual
is
being
or
will
be
22
released
at
a
certain
date
and
time
through
data
sharing
or
23
other
means
in
advance
of
public
notification.
24
c.
Providing
United
States
immigration
and
customs
25
enforcement
information
that
is
not
publicly
available
26
regarding
release
dates,
home
addresses,
or
work
addresses,
27
whether
through
computer
databases,
jail
logs,
or
other
means.
28
d.
Allowing
United
States
immigration
and
customs
29
enforcement
to
interview
an
individual.
30
e.
Providing
United
States
immigration
and
customs
31
enforcement
information
regarding
dates
and
times
of
probation
32
or
parole
check-ins.
33
3.
“Notification
request”
means
a
United
States
immigration
34
and
customs
enforcement
request
that
a
local
law
enforcement
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agency
inform
United
States
immigration
and
customs
enforcement
1
of
the
release
date
and
time
of
an
individual
in
its
custody
in
2
advance
of
public
notification
and
includes
but
is
not
limited
3
to
United
States
department
of
homeland
security
form
I-247N.
4
4.
“Transfer
request”
means
a
United
States
immigration
5
and
customs
enforcement
request
that
a
local
law
enforcement
6
agency
facilitate
the
transfer
of
an
individual
in
the
agency’s
7
custody
to
the
custody
of
United
States
immigration
and
customs
8
enforcement,
and
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
United
States
9
department
of
homeland
security
form
I-247X.
10
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
823.2
Immigration
and
customs
11
enforcement
interviews
and
request
——
procedures.
12
1.
A
local
law
enforcement
agency
shall
provide
an
13
individual
in
the
agency’s
custody
with
a
written
notification
14
form
in
advance
of
any
interview
between
the
individual
and
15
United
States
immigration
and
customs
enforcement
regarding
16
a
civil
immigration
violation.
The
form
shall
include
an
17
explanation
of
the
purpose
of
the
interview,
that
the
interview
18
is
voluntary,
and
that
the
individual
may
decline
to
be
19
interviewed
or
may
choose
to
be
interviewed
only
with
the
20
individual’s
attorney
present.
The
written
notification
form
21
shall
be
available
in
English,
Spanish,
and
any
other
language
22
a
local
law
enforcement
agency
determines
to
be
appropriate.
23
If
a
form
in
an
individual’s
native
language
is
not
available,
24
a
local
law
enforcement
agency
shall
provide
for
translation
of
25
the
form
into
the
individual’s
native
language.
A
local
law
26
enforcement
agency
shall
not
delay
release
of
an
individual
27
from
custody
due
to
the
unavailability
of
a
form
in
the
28
individual’s
native
language
or
translation
services.
29
2.
Upon
receiving
a
hold,
notification,
or
transfer
request
30
from
United
States
immigration
and
customs
enforcement,
a
local
31
law
enforcement
agency
shall
provide
a
copy
of
the
request
to
32
the
individual
who
is
the
subject
of
the
request
and
inform
33
the
individual
whether
the
agency
intends
to
comply
with
the
34
request.
A
local
law
enforcement
agency
that
provides
United
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States
immigration
and
customs
enforcement
with
notification
1
that
an
individual
is
being
or
will
be
released
from
custody
2
on
a
certain
date
shall
promptly
provide
the
same
notification
3
in
writing
to
the
individual
and
to
either
the
individual’s
4
attorney
or
one
additional
person
who
the
individual
may
5
designate.
6
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
823.3
Community
forum.
7
1.
Beginning
January
1,
2019,
the
governing
body
of
any
8
county
or
city
of
which
a
local
law
enforcement
agency
has
9
provided
immigration
and
customs
enforcement
access
to
an
10
individual
during
the
last
year
shall
hold
at
least
one
11
community
forum
during
the
following
year.
The
community
forum
12
shall
be
open
to
the
public
in
an
accessible
location
with
at
13
least
thirty
days’
notice.
The
local
law
enforcement
agency
14
shall
utilize
the
community
forum
to
provide
information
to
15
the
public
about
immigration
and
customs
enforcement
access
to
16
individuals
in
the
county
or
city
and
to
receive
and
consider
17
public
comment.
18
2.
As
part
of
the
community
forum,
the
local
law
enforcement
19
agency
may
provide
the
governing
body
of
the
county
or
city
20
with
data
the
agency
maintains
regarding
the
number
and
21
demographic
characteristics
of
individuals
to
whom
the
agency
22
has
provided
immigration
and
customs
enforcement
access,
the
23
date
immigration
and
customs
enforcement
access
was
provided,
24
and
whether
the
immigration
and
customs
enforcement
access
was
25
provided
through
a
hold,
transfer,
or
notification
request
26
or
through
other
means.
Data
may
be
provided
in
the
form
of
27
statistics
or,
if
statistics
are
not
maintained,
individual
28
records,
provided
that
personally
identifiable
information
29
shall
be
redacted
from
such
records.
30
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
823.4
Public
records.
31
All
records
relating
to
immigration
and
customs
enforcement
32
access
provided
by
local
law
enforcement
agencies,
including
33
all
communication
with
United
States
immigration
and
customs
34
enforcement,
shall
be
public
records
subject
to
the
provisions
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of
chapter
22.
Records
relating
to
immigration
and
customs
1
enforcement
access
include
but
are
not
limited
to
data
2
maintained
by
the
local
law
enforcement
agency
regarding
the
3
number
and
demographic
characteristics
of
individuals
to
whom
4
the
agency
has
provided
immigration
and
customs
enforcement
5
access,
the
date
immigration
and
customs
enforcement
access
6
was
provided,
and
whether
immigration
and
customs
enforcement
7
access
was
provided
through
a
hold,
transfer,
or
notification
8
request
or
through
other
means.
9
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
823.5
Rule
of
construction
——
10
immigration
and
customs
enforcement
hold
requests.
11
This
chapter
shall
not
be
construed
to
provide,
expand,
12
or
ratify
the
legal
authority
of
any
state
or
local
law
13
enforcement
agency
to
detain
an
individual
based
upon
a
United
14
States
immigration
and
customs
enforcement
hold
request.
15
Sec.
6.
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
ACT.
Section
25B.2,
subsection
16
3,
shall
not
apply
to
this
Act.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
requires
a
local
law
enforcement
agency
to
21
provide
an
individual
in
the
agency’s
custody
with
a
written
22
notification
form
in
advance
of
any
interview
between
23
the
individual
and
United
States
immigration
and
customs
24
enforcement
regarding
a
civil
immigration
violation.
The
bill
25
provides
that
the
form
shall
include
an
explanation
of
the
26
purpose
of
the
interview,
that
the
interview
is
voluntary,
and
27
that
the
individual
may
decline
to
be
interviewed
or
may
choose
28
to
be
interviewed
only
with
the
individual’s
attorney
present.
29
The
bill
provides
for
the
translation
of
the
form
into
an
30
individual’s
native
language.
31
The
bill
requires
a
local
law
enforcement
agency,
upon
32
receiving
a
hold,
notification,
or
transfer
request
from
United
33
States
immigration
and
customs
enforcement,
to
provide
a
copy
34
of
the
request
to
the
individual
who
is
the
subject
of
the
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request
and
inform
the
individual
whether
the
agency
intends
1
to
comply
with
the
request.
The
bill
requires
a
local
law
2
enforcement
agency
that
provides
United
States
immigration
3
and
customs
enforcement
with
notification
that
an
individual
4
is
being
or
will
be
released
from
custody
on
a
certain
date
5
to
promptly
provide
the
same
notification
in
writing
to
the
6
individual
and
to
either
the
individual’s
attorney
or
one
7
additional
person
who
the
individual
may
designate.
8
Beginning
January
1,
2019,
the
bill
requires
the
governing
9
body
of
any
county
or
city
of
which
a
local
law
enforcement
10
agency
has
provided
immigration
and
customs
enforcement
11
access
to
an
individual
during
the
last
year
to
hold
at
least
12
one
community
forum
during
the
following
year.
The
local
13
law
enforcement
agency
shall
utilize
the
community
forum
to
14
provide
information
to
the
public
about
immigration
and
customs
15
enforcement
access
to
individuals
in
the
county
or
city
and
to
16
receive
and
consider
public
comment.
The
bill
authorizes
a
law
17
enforcement
agency
to
provide
the
governing
body
of
the
county
18
or
city
with
data
the
agency
maintains
regarding
the
number
and
19
demographic
characteristics
of
individuals
to
whom
the
agency
20
has
provided
immigration
and
customs
enforcement
access
as
part
21
of
the
community
forum.
22
The
bill
provides
that
all
records
relating
to
immigration
23
and
customs
enforcement
access
to
individuals
provided
by
local
24
law
enforcement
agencies,
including
all
communication
with
25
United
States
immigration
and
customs
enforcement,
shall
be
26
public
records
subject
to
the
provisions
of
Code
chapter
22,
27
the
state
public
records
law.
28
The
bill
shall
not
be
construed
to
provide,
expand,
or
ratify
29
the
legal
authority
of
any
state
or
local
law
enforcement
30
agency
to
detain
an
individual
based
upon
a
United
States
31
immigration
and
customs
enforcement
hold
request.
32
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
33
section
25B.3.
The
bill
makes
inapplicable
Code
section
25B.2,
34
subsection
3,
which
would
relieve
a
political
subdivision
from
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complying
with
a
state
mandate
if
funding
for
the
cost
of
1
the
state
mandate
is
not
provided
or
specified.
Therefore,
2
political
subdivisions
are
required
to
comply
with
any
state
3
mandate
included
in
the
bill.
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