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HA1TOHB93 • 2025

This Amendment clarifies that the request for authorization for State and local law enforcement to cooperate with federal agencies only applies to civil immigration enforcement activities and not to any other civil matter nor to any criminal related matters, immigration or otherwise, for which no coorperation request is required.

This Amendment clarifies that the request for authorization for State and local law enforcement to cooperate with federal agencies only applies to civil immigration enforcement activities and not to any other civil matter nor to any criminal related matters, immigration or otherwise, for which no coorperation request is required.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Lynn
Last action
2025-06-12
Official status
Introduced and Placed With Bill
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendment Clarifying Immigration Cooperation Rules

This amendment limits federal cooperation requests to civil immigration cases only and sets a 48-hour deadline for the Attorney General to respond.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes House Bill No. 93 by adding the word 'civil' before 'immigration'.
  • Limits authorization requests for state and local law enforcement cooperation to civil immigration matters only.
  • Excludes criminal cases and other non-immigration civil matters from requiring a cooperation request.
  • Requires the Delaware Attorney General to respond to these specific requests within 48 hours of receiving them.
  • States that if no response is given in 48 hours, the request for cooperation is automatically authorized.

Who It Names or Affects

  • State and local law enforcement agencies
  • The Delaware Attorney General
  • Federal agencies requesting cooperation

Terms To Know

Civil immigration enforcement activities
Non-criminal actions related to enforcing laws about who can enter or stay in the country.
Authorization request
A formal ask from federal agencies for state and local police to help with specific tasks.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The text does not specify an effective date when these rules begin.
  • This amendment only applies if House Bill No. 93 is passed into law as amended.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-12 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Placed With Bill

Official Summary Text

This Amendment clarifies that the request for authorization for State and local law enforcement to cooperate with federal agencies only applies to civil immigration enforcement activities and not to any other civil matter nor to any criminal related matters, immigration or otherwise, for which no coorperation request is required.
This Amendment further provides a 48 hour deadline for the Attorney General to respond to requests for cooperation on civil immigration enforcement activities and provides that requests not responded to within 48 hours are authorized.

Current Bill Text

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SPONSOR:

Rep. Lynn

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 93

AMEND House Bill No. 93 on line 5 after “

to

” and before “

immigration

” by inserting “

civil

” therein.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 93 by inserting after line 18 the following:

“

(c) The Delaware Attorney General must respond to the request for cooperation within 48 hours after the request is received. If the Delaware Attorney General does not respond to the request within 48 hours, then the request is authorized.

”.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment clarifies that the request for authorization for State and local law enforcement to cooperate with federal agencies only applies to civil immigration enforcement activities and not to any other civil matter nor to any criminal related matters, immigration or otherwise, for which no coorperation request is required.

This Amendment further provides a 48 hour deadline for the Attorney General to respond to requests for cooperation on civil immigration enforcement activities and provides that requests not responded to within 48 hours are authorized.