law enforcement agencies; immigration enforcement

Plain English Breakdown

The exact consequences for violating this act are not detailed in the provided source material.

Arizona Law on Police and Immigration

This bill stops Arizona police from working with federal immigration officers in certain ways.

What This Bill Does

• It says that Arizona law enforcement agencies cannot make agreements to help federal immigration authorities enforce civil immigration laws.
• Police can't hold someone just because a federal agency wants them held for breaking immigration rules.
• The bill does allow police to follow court orders and other federal requirements.

Who It Names or Affects

• Arizona law enforcement agencies like city police, county sheriffs, and the state's public safety department.
• Federal immigration officers who work with Arizona police.

Terms To Know

Law Enforcement Agency

A group that is paid by the government to keep people safe and follow laws. This includes city police, county sheriffs, and state safety departments.

Federal Immigration Authority

The part of the U.S. government that makes rules about who can come into or stay in the country.

Limits and Unknowns

• It does not specify what happens if police break this rule.
• This bill only affects Arizona and its law enforcement agencies.

Official Summary Text

HB2657 - law enforcement agencies; immigration enforcement

Current Bill Text

HB2657 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
law enforcement agencies; immigration enforcement

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2657

Introduced by

Representative
Blattman

AN
ACT

AMENDING TITLE 38, CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 1,
ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 38-1121; RELATING TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT agencies.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 38, chapter 8, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 38-1121, to read:

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38-1121.

Law enforcement agencies; federal agents; immigration; applicability;
definition

A. Notwithstanding any other law, A
law enforcement agency in this state may not enter into, modify or renew an
agreement with federal immigration authorities To do either of the following:

1. exercise federal civil immigration
authority under 8 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 1357(
g
).

2. detain or house individuals who
are in the custody of a federal immigration authority for violations of federal
immigration law.

B. This section does not prohibit a
law enforcement AGENCY in this state from enforcing any valid court-issued
warrants or orders or from complying with other federal requirements.

C. For the purposes of this section, "Law
enforcement agency" means a municipal police department, a county
sheriff's office, a publicly funded law enforcement department and the
department of public safety.
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