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Sponsor pitches bill to restrict private immigration detention and require state oversight
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Representative Timothy Horrigan said House Bill 438 would bar for-profit operation of state-authorized immigration detention facilities, require civilian control and require notification to state officials about federal facilities.
Representative Timothy Horrigan opened the public hearing on House Bill 438 and described the measure as an update to prior legislation to address immigration detention facilities and prevent abuses.
Horrigan said the bill updates references to 2025 editions of documents and seeks to prevent detention based on ethnicity or national origin, bar for-profit operators and require civilian control of state-authorized facilities. He also said the bill would require that the governor obtain Executive Council consent to use the National Guard for immigration deportation activities.
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