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1	1		1.1 A bill for an act
2	2		1.2 relating to public safety; ensuring that certain publicly funded state and local
3	3		1.3 institutions provide notice to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
4		-	1.4 when ~~certain noncitizens are~~ being housed in a facility under the ~~institution's~~
5		-	1.5 control; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 631.50.
	4	+	1.4 when a suspected undocumented person is being housed in a facility under the
	5	+	1.5 institution's control; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 631.50.
6	6		1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
7	7		1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 631.50, is amended to read:
8	8		1.8 631.50 ALIEN INMATES OR MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; NOTICE TO UNITED
9	9		1.9STATES IMMIGRATION OFFICERS.
10	10		1.10 (a) When a person who is convicted of a felony or is found to be a person who is mentally
11	11		1.11ill is committed to the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater, the Minnesota Correctional
12	12		1.12Facility-St. Cloud custody of the commissioner of corrections, the a county jail, or any other
13	13		1.13state or county institution which is supported, wholly or in part, by public funds, the chief
14	14		1.14executive officer, sheriff, or other officer in charge of the state or county institution shall
15		-	1.15at once inquire into the nationality of the person. If it appears that the person is an ~~alien,~~
16		-	1.~~16the~~ officer shall immediately notify the United States immigration ~~officer in charge of the~~
17		-	1.~~17district~~ in which the correctional facility, jail, or other institution is ~~located of (1) the date~~
18		-	1.~~18of~~ the conviction and the reasons for crime for which the alien ~~commitment was convicted,~~
19		-	1.19(2) the length of time for which committed, (3) the country of ~~which the alien is a citizen,~~
20		-	1.~~20and~~ (4) the date on which and the port at which the alien last ~~entered the United States.~~
21		-	1.~~21 (b) When a person who is found to be either a person who has a mental illness and is~~
22		-	1.~~22dangerous to the public, as defined in section 253B.02, subdivision 17, or~~ a person who
23		-	1.~~23poses a risk of harm due~~ to ~~mental illness~~, as defined in section 253B.02, subdivision ~~17a~~,
	15	+	1.15at once inquire into the nationality of the person. If it appears that the person is an
	16	+	1.16undocumented alien, the officer shall immediately notify the United States immigration
	17	+	1.17officer in charge of the district in which the correctional facility, jail, or other institution is
	18	+	1.18located of (1) the date of the conviction and the reasons for crime for which the alien
	19	+	1.19commitment was convicted, (2) the length of time for which committed, (3) the country of
	20	+	1.20which the alien is a citizen, and (4) the date on which and the port at which the alien last
	21	+	1.21entered the United States.
	22	+	1.22 (b) When a person who is found to be either a person who has a mental illness and is
	23	+	1.23dangerous to the public, as defined in section 253B.02, subdivision 17, or a person who
24	24		1Section 1.
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26	26		State of Minnesota
27	27		This Document can be made available
28	28		in alternative formats upon request
29	29		HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
30	30		H. F. No. 772
31	31		NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
32	32		Authored by Swedzinski02/13/2025
33		-	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy
34		-	~~Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy03/17/2025~~ 2.~~1is~~ committed to a state or county institution which is supported, wholly or in part, by public
35		-	2.~~2funds~~, the chief executive officer or other officer in charge of the state or county institution
36		-	2.~~3shall~~ at once inquire into the nationality of the person. If it appears that the person is an
37		-	2.~~4alien~~, the officer shall immediately notify the United States immigration ~~officer in charge~~
38		-	2.~~5of~~ the district in which the institution is located of (1) the date of and the ~~reasons for the~~
39		-	2.~~6alien~~ commitment, (2) the length of time for which the alien is committed, ~~(3) the country~~
40		-	2.~~7of~~ which the alien is a citizen, and (4) the date on which and the port at ~~which the alien last~~
41		-	2.~~8entered~~ the United States.
42		-	2.9 Sec. 2. INMATE IMMIGRATION STATUS REVIEW.
43		-	2.10 By September 1, 2025, the commissioner of corrections, chief executive officer, sheriff,
44		-	2.~~11or~~ other officer in charge of a state or county institution which is supported, wholly or in
45		-	2.~~12part~~, by public funds that houses persons serving a felony sentence shall inquire into the
46		-	2.~~13nationality~~ of each person in their custody who is serving a felony sentence. If it appears
47		-	2.~~14that~~ the person is an alien, the officer shall immediately notify the United ~~States immigration~~
48		-	2.~~15officer~~ in charge of the district in which the correctional facility, jail, or ~~other institution is~~
49		-	2.~~16located~~ of (1) the date of the conviction and the crime for which the alien ~~was convicted,~~
50		-	2.17(2) the length of time for which the alien is committed, (3) the country of ~~which the alien~~
51		-	2.~~18is~~ a citizen, and (4) the date on which and the port at which the alien last ~~entered the United~~
52		-	2.~~19States~~.
	33	+	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy 2.1poses a risk of harm due to mental illness, as defined in section 253B.02, subdivision 17a,
	34	+	2.2is committed to a state or county institution which is supported, wholly or in part, by public
	35	+	2.3funds, the chief executive officer or other officer in charge of the state or county institution
	36	+	2.4shall at once inquire into the nationality of the person. If it appears that the person is an
	37	+	2.5undocumented alien, the officer shall immediately notify the United States immigration
	38	+	2.6officer in charge of the district in which the institution is located of (1) the date of and the
	39	+	2.7reasons for the alien commitment, (2) the length of time for which the alien is committed,
	40	+	2.8(3) the country of which the alien is a citizen, and (4) the date on which and the port at
	41	+	2.9which the alien last entered the United States.
	42	+	2.10 Sec. 2. INMATE IMMIGRATION STATUS REVIEW.
	43	+	2.11 By September 1, 2025, the commissioner of corrections, chief executive officer, sheriff,
	44	+	2.12or other officer in charge of a state or county institution which is supported, wholly or in
	45	+	2.13part, by public funds that houses persons serving a felony sentence shall inquire into the
	46	+	2.14nationality of each person in their custody who is serving a felony sentence. If it appears
	47	+	2.15that the person is an undocumented alien, the officer shall immediately notify the United
	48	+	2.16States immigration officer in charge of the district in which the correctional facility, jail, or
	49	+	2.17other institution is located of (1) the date of the conviction and the crime for which the alien
	50	+	2.18was convicted, (2) the length of time for which the alien is committed, (3) the country of
	51	+	2.19which the alien is a citizen, and (4) the date on which and the port at which the alien last
	52	+	2.20entered the United States.
53	53		2Sec. 2.
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