House
Study
Bill
187
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
HOLT)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
participation
by
law
enforcement
agencies
in
1
immigration
programs.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
27A.1A
Participation
in
federal
1
immigration
program.
2
Not
later
than
January
1,
2026,
every
law
enforcement
agency
3
in
the
state
shall
enter
into
written
memorandums
of
agreement
4
with
United
States
immigration
and
customs
enforcement
to
5
participate
in
the
immigration
programs
established
under
6
section
287(g)
of
the
federal
Immigration
and
Nationality
7
Act,
8
U.S.C.
§1357(g).
Every
law
enforcement
agency
shall
8
enter
into
written
memorandums
of
agreement
for
both
the
jail
9
enforcement
model
and
the
warrant
service
officer
program.
10
Sec.
2.
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
ACT.
Section
25B.2,
subsection
11
3,
shall
not
apply
to
this
Act.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
relates
to
participation
by
law
enforcement
16
agencies
in
immigration
programs.
17
The
bill
requires
that
not
later
than
January
1,
2026,
every
18
law
enforcement
agency
in
the
state
shall
enter
into
written
19
memorandums
of
agreement
with
United
States
immigration
and
20
customs
enforcement
(ICE)
to
participate
in
the
immigration
21
programs
established
under
section
287(g)
of
the
federal
22
Immigration
and
Nationality
Act.
Every
law
enforcement
agency
23
is
required
to
enter
into
written
memorandums
of
agreement
for
24
both
the
jail
enforcement
model
and
the
warrant
service
officer
25
program.
26
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
27
section
25B.3.
The
bill
makes
inapplicable
Code
section
25B.2,
28
subsection
3,
which
would
relieve
a
political
subdivision
from
29
complying
with
a
state
mandate
if
funding
for
the
cost
of
30
the
state
mandate
is
not
provided
or
specified.
Therefore,
31
political
subdivisions
are
required
to
comply
with
any
state
32
mandate
included
in
the
bill.
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