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Judiciary Committee debates Trust Act expansion aimed at limiting local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
Summary
A Judiciary Committee bill that would expand state 'trust act' protections and limit municipal/state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement drew extended debate on constitutional and public-safety grounds before the committee voted to send the bill to the floor with committee language (LCO 7137).
Representative Staffstrom introduced a bill to expand Connecticut's Trust Act protections, clarifying the statute's application to state and municipal agencies and to prosecutors and the Board of Pardons and Paroles. The bill would increase reporting on compliance with the Trust Act, allow a court to compel compliance by a noncomplying municipality, and prohibit recipients of state funds from using those funds to carry out immigration-enforcement activities.
Supporters said the measure seeks to prevent diversion of state and…
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