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S 2538

New York Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 7, 2026.

Requires law enforcement and courts to notify the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency when an arrested person or defendant is not a United States citizen; repealer.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-S-2538
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee Codes
Senate in_committee 2026-01-07
Immigration
Summary

Requires law enforcement and courts to notify the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) when an arrested person or defendant is not a United States citizen; adjusts certain maximum sentences for class A misdemeanors and unclassified misdemeanors; requires notification to be made to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency prior to the release of certain noncitizens; repeals provisions of the "protect our courts act".

Sponsor
Andrew J. Lanza
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-01-21 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-07 Status in_committee
2026-01-07 Latest Action In Senate Committee
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