HB 1395 -- Sanctuary for Illegal Aliens

Sponsor:  Dusenberg

This bill prohibits a county, city, town, or village from
enacting a sanctuary policy.  A "sanctuary policy" is defined as
an order, ordinance, or policy that prohibits its officials or
employees from communicating or cooperating with federal agencies
or officials regarding the immigration status of a person within
the county, city, town, or village or an order, ordinance, or
policy that allows illegal aliens to reside within the county,
city, town, or village in violation of any federal immigration
law.

A county, city, town, or village that enacts a sanctuary policy
will be ineligible for any moneys provided through grants
administered by any state agency or department until the
sanctuary policy is repealed or is no longer in effect.

Any person under arrest or held in detention whom a county or
municipal law enforcement officer reasonably believes is not
legally present in the United States must be reported to the
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
County and municipal law enforcement officers must be notified in
writing of their duty to cooperate with state and federal agents
and officials regarding matters of immigration.

Counties and municipalities must annually report to the General
Assembly by March 1 on the number of reports made to the USCIS.

No person arrested for a suspected act of domestic violence will
be reported to the USCIS until the person is convicted of a
domestic violence offense.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:10 pm