HF3413 • 2026

State, county, and local government units prohibited from entering into certain immigration enforcement agreements; and termination of certain existing immigration enforcement agreements required.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Hollins, Moller, Curran, Frazier, Rehm, Feist, Finke, Pérez-Vega, Agbaje, Kozlowski, Smith, Xiong, Howard, Kraft
Last action: 2026-02-26
Official status: Author added Kraft
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Minnesota Law Prohibits Local Immigration Enforcement Agreements

The bill stops state, county, and local government units in Minnesota from making agreements with federal immigration authorities to enforce civil immigration law and requires the cancellation of any existing such agreements.

What This Bill Does

Defines an 'immigration enforcement agreement' as a contract or understanding between a state, county, or local government unit and the federal government that allows these entities to enforce civil immigration laws.
Prohibits state, county, and local governments in Minnesota from entering into new immigration enforcement agreements with the federal government.
Requires existing immigration enforcement agreements to be terminated immediately after this law is passed.

Who It Names or Affects

State and local government units in Minnesota
Federal agencies involved in immigration enforcement

Terms To Know

Immigration Enforcement Agreement: A contract or agreement between a state, county, or local government unit and the federal government that allows these entities to enforce civil immigration laws.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if an existing agreement is terminated.
It does not provide details on how enforcement of this law will be monitored or enforced.

Bill History

2026-02-26 House
Author added Kraft
2026-02-23 House
Author added Howard
2026-02-19 House
Authors added Smith and Xiong
2026-02-17 House
Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

State, county, and local government units prohibited from entering into certain immigration enforcement agreements; and termination of certain existing immigration enforcement agreements required.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

A bill for an act

relating to public safety; prohibiting state, county, and local government units from

entering into certain immigration enforcement agreements; requiring the termination

of certain existing immigration enforcement agreements; proposing coding for

new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.

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

Section 1.

new text begin

[626.893] IMMIGRATION AGREEMENTS PROHIBITED.

new text end

new text begin

Subdivision 1.

new text end

new text begin

Definition.

new text end

new text begin

For the purposes of this section, "immigration enforcement

agreement" means a contract, an agreement, an intergovernmental service agreement, or a

memorandum of understanding with the federal government that authorizes the state, a unit

of local government, a county sheriff, or any agency, officer, employee, or agent of the state

or a unit of local government to enforce civil immigration law. Immigration enforcement

agreement includes an agreement made in accordance with United States Code, title 8,

section 1103; United States Code, title 8, section 1357; or any other federal law.

new text end

new text begin

Subd. 2.

new text end

new text begin

Prohibition.

new text end

new text begin

The state, a unit of local government, a county sheriff, or any

agency, officer, employee, or agent of the state or a unit of local government may not enter

into an immigration enforcement agreement.

new text end

new text begin

Subd. 3.

new text end

new text begin

Termination of existing agreements.

new text end

new text begin

The state, a unit of local government, a

county sheriff, or any agency, officer, employee, or agent of the state or a unit of local

government with an existing immigration enforcement agreement must exercise the

termination provision contained in the immigration enforcement agreement the day following

final enactment of this section.

new text end

new text begin

EFFECTIVE DATE.

new text end

new text begin

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

new text end