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Senate bill · S2538 (2025-26)
Requires law enforcement and courts to notify the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency when an arrested person or defendant is not a United…
New York State Senate
Same as A2262, the matching bill in the Assembly.
Latest action May 18, 2026
Sponsor: Andrew J. Lanza (State Senator, District 24, Republican/Conservative/Independence/Reform)
Official titleShow
Requires law enforcement and courts to notify the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency when an arrested person or defendant is not a United States citizen; repealer
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Summary
Requires law enforcement and courts to notify the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) when an arrested person or defendant is not a United States citizen; adjusts certain maximum sentences for class A misdemeanors and unclassified misdemeanors; requires notification to be made to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency prior to the release of certain noncitizens; repeals provisions of the "protect our courts act".
Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries
Amends the Criminal Procedure Law.
Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
Requires law enforcement and courts to notify the United States Immi- gration and Customs Enforcement agency when an arrested person or defendant is not a United States citizen
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Where it stands
Assigned to a committee for review.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Codes · New York State Assembly
Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate.
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Cosponsors
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- Andrea Bailey
- Andrew Molitor
- Anthony H. Palumbo
- Brian Maher
- Chris Tague
- Christopher Friend
- Dan Stec
- David DiPietro
- David McDonough
- Dean Murray
- Edward Ra
- Eric Brown
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- George Borrello
- Jake Ryan Blumencranz
- James Tedisco
- Jeff Gallahan
- Jodi Giglio
- Joe Angelino
- Joe DeStefano
- John Lemondes
- Joseph A. Griffo
- Josh Jensen
- Karl Brabenec
- Keith Brown
- Mario Mattera
- Matthew Simpson
- Matthew Slater
- Michael Durso
- Michael Novakhov
- Michael Tannousis
- Mike Reilly
- Pamela Helming
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
- Patrick Chludzinski
- Patrick M. Gallivan
- Peter Oberacker
- Philip Palmesano
- Robert Ortt
- Robert Smullen
- Scott Gray
- Steve Rhoads
- Thomas F. O'Mara
- William A. Barclay
- William Weber
The sponsor's argument
Why Andrew J. Lanza says this is needed
The current migrant crisis facing New York State has shined a light on the failure of national leaders to fully secure the nation's borders. Unfortunately, New York State has made it difficult for local and state law enforcement officials to work with their federal colleagues to effectively enforce federal, immigration law. As we have seen with recent stories of migrants physically assaulting New York law enforcement officials, and the failure of local and State officials to ensure the safety of New Yorkers by allowing the release of such individuals, it is imperative for us to work in concert with our federal counterparts to enforce our immigration laws. We can no longer allow for ill-advised policies designed to handcuff our great local and state law enforcement officials from getting dangerous individuals off our streets to be enshrined in our laws. In order to begin to change course, this bill would require local and state law enforcement and certain courts across New York, to notify ICE of an arrest or conviction of non-citizens of the United States, would reinstitute the maximum sentence of 365 days for a class A misdemeanors that existed prior to the enactment of section 1 of part 00 of chapter 55 of the laws of 2019, and would repeal the "protect our courts act" of 2020 which was designed to make it difficult to enforce federal immi- gration laws.
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Recorded votes
Full history
- May 18, 2026
Defeated in Codes
DEFEATED IN CODES
NY Senate
- Mar 13, 2026
In committee
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
NY Senate
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Senate
- Apr 2, 2025
Held for Consideration in Codes
HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN CODES
NY Assembly
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- Jan 21, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Senate
- Jan 16, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Read the record
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