HF 4087

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/18/2026 11:49 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; ensuring certain publicly funded state and local institutions
provide notice to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement when
certain noncitizens are being housed in a facility under the institution's control;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 631.50.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 631.50, is amended to read:

631.50 ALIEN INMATES OR MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; NOTICE TO UNITED
STATES IMMIGRATION OFFICERS.

new text begin (a) new text end When a person who is new text begin either placed in pretrial confinement or new text end convicted of a deleted text begin felony
or is found to be a person who is mentally ill deleted text end new text begin criminal offense new text end is committed to the deleted text begin Minnesota
Correctional Facility-Stillwater, the Minnesota Correctional Facility-St. Cloud deleted text end new text begin custody of
the commissioner of corrections new text end , deleted text begin the deleted text end new text begin a new text end county jail, or any other state or county institution
which is supported, wholly or in part, by public funds, the chief executive officer, sheriff,
or other officer in charge of the state or county institution shall at once inquire into the
nationality of the person. If it appears that the person is an alien, the officer shall immediately
notify the United States immigration officer in charge of the district in which the correctional
facility, jail, or other institution is located of (1) the date of new text begin the charges or conviction new text end and
the deleted text begin reasons for deleted text end new text begin crimes for which new text end the alien deleted text begin commitment deleted text end new text begin was charged or convicted new text end , (2) the
length of time for which committed, (3) the country of which the alien is a citizen, and (4)
the date on which and the port at which the alien last entered the United States.

new text begin (b) When a person who is found to be either a person who has a mental illness and is
dangerous to the public, as defined in section 253B.02, subdivision 17, or a person who
poses a risk of harm due to mental illness, as defined in section 253B.02, subdivision 17a,
is committed to a state or county institution that is supported, wholly or in part, by public
funds, the chief executive officer or other officer in charge of the state or county institution
shall at once inquire into the nationality of the person. If it appears that the person is an
alien, the officer shall immediately notify the United States immigration officer in charge
of the district in which the institution is located of (1) the date of and the reasons for the
alien commitment, (2) the length of time for which the alien is committed, (3) the country
of which the alien is a citizen, and (4) the date on which and the port at which the alien last
entered the United States.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin INMATE IMMIGRATION STATUS REVIEW.
new text end

new text begin By July 1, 2026, the commissioner of corrections, chief executive officer, sheriff, or
other officer in charge of a state or county institution that is supported, wholly or in part,
by public funds that houses persons serving a felony sentence shall inquire into the nationality
of each person in their custody who is serving a felony sentence. If it appears that the person
is an alien, the officer shall immediately notify the United States immigration officer in
charge of the district in which the correctional facility, jail, or other institution is located of
(1) the date of the conviction and the crime for which the alien was convicted, (2) the length
of time for which the alien is committed, (3) the country of which the alien is a citizen, and
(4) the date on which and the port at which the alien last entered the United States.
new text end