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1 New Section; Civil Immigration Detentions; Reporting. Amend RSA 106-R by inserting after section 3 the following new section:
106-R:3-a Reporting of Civil Immigration Detentions by State and Local Law Enforcement and Correctional Facilities.
I. Any state or county correctional facility that has detained a person for a civil immigration violation for any period of time (including pursuant to an immigration detainer, federal 287(g) program, RSA 30-B:1, III, or RSA 106-R:3, I) shall semi-annually submit a report to the attorney general indicating the number of people it has detained for such civil immigration violations in the preceding 6 months and the length of each such detention. The first report from such state or county correctional facilities shall be submitted on or before December 31, 2026.
II. Any state, county, or local law enforcement agency that has detained a person for a civil immigration violation for any period of time (including pursuant to an immigration detainer, a federal 287(g) program, or RSA 106-R:3, I) shall semi-annually submit a report to the attorney general indicating the number of people it has detained for such civil immigration violations in the preceding 6 months and the length of each such detention. The first report from such state or local law enforcement agencies shall be submitted on or before December 31, 2026.
III. The attorney general or their designee shall submit a semi-annual report to the governor, senate president, and speaker of the house of representatives summarizing the information received under this section from any state or county correctional facility or state or local law enforcement agency. The first report from the attorney general shall be submitted on or before February 1, 2027.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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1 New Section; Civil Immigration Detentions; Reporting. Amend RSA 106-R by inserting after section 3 the following new section:
106-R:3-a Reporting of Civil Immigration Detentions by State and Local Law Enforcement and Correctional Facilities.
I. Any state or county correctional facility that has detained a person for a civil immigration violation for any period of time (including pursuant to an immigration detainer, federal 287(g) program, RSA 30-B:1, III, or RSA 106-R:3, I) shall semi-annually submit a report to the attorney general indicating the number of people it has detained for such civil immigration violations in the preceding 6 months and the length of each such detention. The first report from such state or county correctional facilities shall be submitted on or before December 31, 2026.
II. Any state, county, or local law enforcement agency that has detained a person for a civil immigration violation for any period of time (including pursuant to an immigration detainer, a federal 287(g) program, or RSA 106-R:3, I) shall semi-annually submit a report to the attorney general indicating the number of people it has detained for such civil immigration violations in the preceding 6 months and the length of each such detention. The first report from such state or local law enforcement agencies shall be submitted on or before December 31, 2026.
III. The attorney general or their designee shall submit a semi-annual report to the governor, senate president, and speaker of the house of representatives summarizing the information received under this section from any state or county correctional facility or state or local law enforcement agency. The first report from the attorney general shall be submitted on or before February 1, 2027.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.