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S6032Senate2015-2016 Session

Relates to prohibiting sanctuary for illegal immigrants

Sponsor Thomas CrociSD-3+11 co-sponsorsAffects Finance
Status
In Assembly Committee
Governmental Operations
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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Primary sponsor
Thomas Croci

Senator · Senate District 3

Chair, Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs

History

  1. Referred to governmental operations
  2. Delivered to assembly
  3. Passed senateVote 36–26
  4. Ordered to third reading cal.1958
  5. Committee discharged and committed to rules
  6. Print number 6032b
  7. Amend and recommit to finance
  8. Print number 6032a
  9. Amend and recommit to finance
  10. Reported and committed to finance
  11. Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
  12. Referred to rules

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Sponsor's memo

Title of bill

An act to amend the executive law and the general municipal law, in relation to creating the NY Cares Act

Purpose or general idea of bill

This bill, which shall be known as the New Yorkers Combating Alien Recidivism and Ending Sanctuary (NY CARES) Act, prohibits local governments and entities thereof, including sheriff's departments, municipal police departments and district attorney's offices, from adopting laws or policies which impede or interfere with the enforcement of federal homeland security laws.

Summary of specific provisions

Section One provides that this act shall be known as the NY CARES Act.

Sections Two adds a new paragraph (u) to subdivision 2 of section 709 of the Executive Law, relating to the powers and duties of the Commissioner of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services. This new paragraph requires the commissioner to develop a plan to ensure that no local government adopts any law or policy which serves to impede or interfere with the enforcement of federal homeland security laws.

Section Three adds a new section 139-E to the general municipal law, prohibiting a local government from adopting a law or policy which interferes with the enforcement of federal homeland security laws.

Section Four adds a severability clause.

Section Five provides that this act shall take effect immediately.

Justification

According to the Federal Department of Homeland Security, in the past four years alone 121 illegal aliens with criminal records, who were released from deportation proceedings, were subsequently charged with committing a murder after their release. That is more than one life lost every two weeks. The July 2015 murder of Kate Steinle in San Francisco is just the most recent example.

However well intentioned, it is clear that a non-cooperation policy, or a "don't ask, don't tell" policy in relation to an individuals' legal status, puts lives at risk and should be abandoned. We should not be providing sanctuary to those persons who have come here illegally and have been arrested. These criminals should not be given a chance to avoid deportation.

Prior legislative history

New bill

Fiscal implications

None to the State.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.

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