Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S1122 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1107 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
3	3	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1122
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Adam Gomez
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act relative to immigration detention and collaboration agreements.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Adam GomezHampdenJoanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester2/1/2025Jason M. LewisFifth Middlesex2/1/2025Rebecca L. RauschNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex2/1/2025James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/11/2025Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/11/2025Patricia D. JehlenSecond Middlesex2/20/2025Manny Cruz7th Essex2/27/2025 1 of 3
16	16	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1107 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
17	17	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1122
18	18	By Mr. Gomez, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1122) of Adam Gomez, Joanne M.
19	19	Comerford, Jason M. Lewis, Rebecca L. Rausch and other members of the Senate for legislation
20	20	relative to Massachusetts state sovereignty. The Judiciary.
21	21	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
22	22	SEE SENATE, NO. 997 OF 2023-2024.]
23	23	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
24	24	_______________
25	25	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
26	26	(2025-2026)
27	27	_______________
28	28	An Act relative to immigration detention and collaboration agreements.
29	29	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
30	30	of the same, as follows:
31	31	1 Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby
32	32	2amended by inserting after Section 222 the following new sections:-
33	33	3 Section 223.
34	34	4 (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:
35	35	5 “Covered entity”, any of the following entities, or any of their agents, officers,
36	36	6employees, agencies, or departments: the Commonwealth, any law enforcement agency, or any
37	37	7county, city, town, district, or authority in the Commonwealth.
38	38	8 “Immigration collaboration agreement”, any contract, agreement, memorandum of
39	39	9understanding or other arrangement, whether formal or informal, that grants federal immigration 2 of 3
40	40	10enforcement authority or powers to any covered entity, including, but not limited to, an
41	41	11agreement made pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1357(g).
42	42	12 “Immigration detention agreement”, any contract, agreement, memorandum of
43	43	13understanding, intergovernmental service agreement, or other arrangement, whether formal or
44	44	14informal, with any covered entity to arrest, detain, or house any person for the purpose of civil
45	45	15immigration detention.
46	46	16 “Law enforcement agency”, an agency in the Commonwealth charged with enforcement
47	47	17of state and municipal laws or with managing custody of detained or incarcerated persons in the
48	48	18state, including, but not limited to, municipal police departments, sheriff’s departments, campus
49	49	19police departments, hospital police departments, the Department of Corrections, Massachusetts
50	50	20State Police, the Department of Youth Services, and any council, consortium, or professional
51	51	21association of any of the foregoing entities.
52	52	22 (b) After the effective date of this Act, no covered entity may:
53	53	23 (1) enter into an immigration collaboration agreement or immigration detention
54	54	24agreement; or
55	55	25 (2) extend or renew an existing immigration collaboration agreement or immigration
56	56	26detention agreement.
57	57	27 (c) Any party to an existing agreement governed by this section shall terminate such
58	58	28agreement as soon as practicable; provided that any immigration collaboration agreement shall
59	59	29be terminated no later than 30 days from the effective date of this Act and any immigration
60	60	30detention agreement shall be terminated no later than 90 days from the effective date of this Act. 3 of 3
61	61	31 (d) Whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that any person or entity is
62	62	32violating the provisions of this section, the Attorney General may bring an action in the name of
63	63	33the Commonwealth against such person or entity to restrain such violation by temporary
64	64	34restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunction. The action may be brought in the
65	65	35Superior Court of the county in which such violation is occurring or is reasonably anticipated to
66	66	36occur, or in the Superior Court of Suffolk County, at the Attorney General’s election. Nothing
67	67	37herein shall preclude a private action concerning any violation of this section against any person
68	68	38or entity, to the extent otherwise permitted by law.