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'ICE Accountability' Bills on Masks, Rendering Aid and State Investigations Proposed by Senate DFL
Minnesota DFL lawmakers seek to create protected spaces and new civil rights actions to hold federal immigration agents accountable amid concerns of violence and rights violations.
- On Feb. 20, the Senate Judiciary Committee was hearing five DFL bills in St. Paul, with testimony ongoing, as lawmakers unveiled an ICE accountability package.
- Responding to Operation Metro Surge, DFL lawmakers argued the bills aim to address alleged civil rights violations by federal immigration agents, with Sen. Murphy describing it as `the most difficult of occupations I could never have imagined`.
- Sen. Alice Moon outlined bills including SF3660 to require BCA investigations and SF3590 to limit agent masking, establishing protected spaces and other measures.
- As of Friday, the Minnesota House remains tied, and passage faces hurdles as support from at least one Republican in each committee is needed, while GOP leaders argue the state lacks authority over ICE.
- Chishti summed up the legal outlook by saying `it depends`, and courts will define limits on state laws regarding federal immigration enforcement, as a federalism question.
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