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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3596 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1588
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Christine P. Barber and David M. Rogers
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to immigration detention and collaboration agreements.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Christine P. Barber34th Middlesex1/17/2025David M. Rogers24th Middlesex1/17/2025Steven Owens29th Middlesex1/30/2025Mindy Domb3rd Hampshire1/30/2025Tram T. Nguyen18th Essex1/30/2025Antonio F. D. Cabral13th Bristol1/22/2025Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/30/2025Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester1/30/2025Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex1/30/2025Danillo A. Sena37th Middlesex1/30/2025Erika Uyterhoeven27th Middlesex1/30/2025David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex1/30/2025John Francis Moran9th Suffolk1/30/2025Natalie M. Higgins4th Worcester1/30/2025Rebecca L. RauschNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex1/30/2025Patricia A. Duffy5th Hampden1/30/2025Sean Reid11th Essex1/30/2025James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex3/12/2025 2 of 2
Mike Connolly26th Middlesex2/19/2025Manny Cruz7th Essex2/26/2025Marjorie C. Decker25th Middlesex2/14/2025James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/7/2025Carlos González10th Hampden1/30/2025James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol2/11/2025Tara T. Hong18th Middlesex3/11/2025Mary S. Keefe15th Worcester3/4/2025David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester2/10/2025Jason M. LewisFifth Middlesex2/18/2025Adrian C. Madaro1st Suffolk3/5/2025Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk2/3/2025Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/7/2025Adrianne Pusateri Ramos14th Essex3/6/2025Margaret R. Scarsdale1st Middlesex2/19/2025Priscila S. Sousa6th Middlesex2/26/2025Tommy Vitolo15th Norfolk3/4/2025Christopher J. Worrell5th Suffolk3/5/2025 1 of 3
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3596 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1588
By Representatives Barber of Somerville and Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 1588) of Christine P. Barber, David M. Rogers and others relative to
immigration collaboration and detention agreements by law enforcement agencies. The
Judiciary.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to immigration detention and collaboration agreements.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is
2hereby amended by inserting after Section 222 the following new sections:-
3 Section 223. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following
4meanings:
5 “Covered entity”, any of the following entities, or any of their agents, officers,
6employees, agencies, or departments: the Commonwealth, any law enforcement agency, or any
7county, city, town, district, or authority in the Commonwealth.
8 “Immigration collaboration agreement”, any contract, agreement, memorandum of
9understanding or other arrangement, whether formal or informal, that grants federal immigration
10enforcement authority or powers to any covered entity, including, but not limited to, an
11agreement made pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1357(g). 2 of 3
12 “Immigration detention agreement”, any contract, agreement, memorandum of
13understanding, intergovernmental service agreement, or other arrangement, whether formal or
14informal, with any covered entity to arrest, detain, or house any person for the purpose of civil
15immigration detention.
16 “Law enforcement agency”, an agency in the Commonwealth charged with enforcement
17of state and municipal laws or with managing custody of detained or incarcerated persons in the
18state, including, but not limited to, municipal police departments, sheriff’s departments, campus
19police departments, hospital police departments, the Department of Corrections, Massachusetts
20State Police, the Department of Youth Services, and any council, consortium, or professional
21association of any of the foregoing entities.
22 (b) After the effective date of this Act, no covered entity may:
23 (1) enter into an immigration collaboration agreement or immigration detention
24agreement; or
25 (2) extend or renew an existing immigration collaboration agreement or immigration
26detention agreement.
27 (c) Any party to an existing agreement governed by this section shall terminate such
28agreement as soon as practicable; provided that any immigration collaboration agreement shall
29be terminated no later than 30 days from the effective date of this Act and any immigration
30detention agreement shall be terminated no later than 90 days from the effective date of this Act.
31 (d) Whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that any person or entity is
32violating the provisions of this section, the Attorney General may bring an action in the name of 3 of 3
33the Commonwealth against such person or entity to restrain such violation by temporary
34restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunction. The action may be brought in the
35Superior Court of the county in which such violation is occurring or is reasonably anticipated to
36occur, or in the Superior Court of Suffolk County, at the Attorney General’s election. Nothing
37herein shall preclude a private action concerning any violation of this section against any person
38or entity, to the extent otherwise permitted by law.