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HF3886 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Contracts to provide detention facilities for federal immigration purposes prohibited.

Related bill: SF3653

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

  • The bill would prohibit local governments in Minnesota from entering into contracts with the federal government to provide facilities for detaining people under federal immigration laws. In short, it aims to stop local governments from helping with immigration detention.

Main Provisions

  • Definitions:
    • Federal government: Includes any U.S. government agency, department, or body, or an entity under contract with the federal government.
    • Local government: Includes counties, cities (including home rule and statutory cities), and joint powers entities that involve a county or city.
  • Prohibition:
    • A local government must not enter into an agreement with the federal government to provide facilities to receive a person into custody when the detention is based on a civil violation of federal immigration law.
  • Effect of prohibition:
    • Any agreement that would violate this prohibition is void, regardless of when it was entered into (before or after the bill’s effective date).
  • Legal framework:
    • This prohibition would be added to Minnesota Statutes, codified in chapter 471, section 471.435 (Certain Contracts Prohibited).

Significance and Expected Impact

  • The bill creates a clear nationwide-immigration-detention stance for local governments in Minnesota by blocking partnerships that would house individuals detained under federal immigration law.
  • It invalidates existing agreements that involve detention facilities for immigration purposes and prevents future contracts, reinforcing local-sphere autonomy from federal immigration enforcement efforts.

How it changes current law

  • It adds a new prohibition under Minnesota law (Minnesota Statutes chapter 471, 471.435) to prevent local governments from contracting to provide detention facilities for people detained due to civil immigration violations, and declares such agreements void.

Relevant Terms - local government - federal government - detention facilities - receive a person into custody - civil violation of federal immigration law - agreement - void - Minnesota Statutes chapter 471 - 471.435 - prohibited contracts

Bill text versions

Past committee meetings

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 02, 2026HouseActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toElections Finance and Government Operations

Citations

 
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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Adds Subd. 1 defining 'Federal government' as an agency, department, or other body of the United States government or an entity operating under contract with such a body.",
        "Adds Subd. 1 defining 'Local government' as a county, home rule charter or statutory city, or joint powers entity that includes a county or such city."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Adds definitions to 471.435 for the purposes of this section, defining 'Federal government' and 'Local government'.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "471.435",
    "subdivision": "Subd. 1"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Prohibits local governments from entering into agreements with the federal government to provide detention facilities for individuals detained under civil immigration law."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Imposes a prohibition on local governments entering into agreements with the federal government to provide facilities to receive a person into custody when detention is based on a civil immigration violation; such agreements are void.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "471.435",
    "subdivision": "Subd. 2"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "References existing Minnesota Statutes chapter 471 as the basis for the proposed codification."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "References Minnesota Statutes chapter 471 as the framework within which the proposed prohibition would be codified.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "471",
    "subdivision": ""
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

17%
In Committee

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