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Sponsor seeks limits on immigration detention in state law, including ban on for‑profit operations and Guard deployment without executive council consent
Summary
Representative Timothy Horrigan told the committee House Bill 438 would update earlier legislation to require civilian control of immigration detention facilities in New Hampshire, bar facilities operated for profit and restrict use of the National Guard for immigration enforcement without Executive Council consent.
Representative Timothy Horrigan on behalf of House Bill 438 told the Executive Departments and Administration Committee that the bill updates a prior statute to protect detainees’ rights, clarify facility control and prevent state cooperation in large-scale immigration detentions.
Horrigan, sponsor and a representative from Strafford County District 10 (Durham), told the committee the bill would require facilities authorized by the state to be under civilian control, prohibit operation by for‑profit entities and require the state to avoid detaining U.S. citizens or detaining people based…
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