North Carolina HB 1062: Immigration Cooperation Agreements.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 1062

Short Title: Immigration Cooperation Agreements. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Greenfield, Cervania, and Butler (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 28, 2026
*H1062-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO REQUIRE CERTAIN CONDITIONS BEFORE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 2
ENTER INTO A FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT AND REQUIRE A 3
JUDICIAL WARRANT FOR FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. Article 20 of Chapter 15A of the General Statutes is amended by 6
adding the following new sections to read: 7
"§ 15A-407. Immigration enforcement agreements with federal law enforcement agencies. 8
(a) Definitions. – For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: 9
(1) Federal immigration enforcement agreement. – An agreement with a federal 10
agency authorizing a State or local law-enforcement officer or employee to 11
perform a function of a federal immigration officer or an intergovernmental 12
service agreement authorizing the civil immigration detention of a person in a 13
local, regional, or State correctional facility. 14
(2) Law enforcement agency. – Any State or local agency that employs 15
law-enforcement officers whose principal function is the enforcement of 16
North Carolina laws, including any sheriff's office, police department, 17
correctional facility, or State law enforcement department. 18
(3) Violent felony. – Includes all of the following offenses: 19
a. All Class A through E felonies. 20
b. Any repealed or superseded offense substantially equivalent to the 21
offenses listed in sub-subdivision a. of this subdivision. 22
c. Any offense committed in another jurisdiction substantially similar to 23
the offenses set forth in sub-subdivision a. or b. of this subdivision. 24
(b) No law enforcement agency shall maintain, renew, or enter into any federal 25
immigration enforcement agreement unless the agreement requires U.S. Immigration and 26
Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and its agents to adhere 27
to all of the following: 28
(1) Provide the names and ranks of all federal agents to the local law enforcement 29
agency at least seven days prior to any immigration enforcement activity. 30
(2) Comply with all applicable State laws. 31
(3) Be clearly identified as ICE or CBP agents, with no uniform, vehicle, or 32
equipment displaying the word "police." 33
(4) Refrain from conducting immigration enforcement on the property of any 34
school, faith-based organization, or courthouse. 35

General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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(5) Consent to the jurisdiction of State courts for civil or criminal proceedings 1
arising from any violation of the provisions of this section or for the violation 2
of the laws of the State while acting in the performance of their official duties 3
pursuant to such federal immigration enforcement agreement. 4
(6) Refrain from making general demands for information not related to a specific 5
person and refrain from requesting immigration or citizenship status without 6
a valid judicial warrant or subpoena. 7
(7) Refrain from conducting immigration enforcement within 500 yards of any 8
polling place during voting hours, including one hour before and after polls 9
open and close. 10
(8) Refrain from using surveillance technology to conduct immigration 11
enforcement or monitor residents, including facial recognition, fingerprint 12
scanning, license plate readers, cell-site simulators, digital hacking tools, and 13
drones, unless targeting an unlawfully present individual convicted of a 14
specific violent felony. 15
(9) Refrain from entering a home without a valid judicial warrant. 16
(10) Agree that any on-duty shooting involving a federal agent shall be investigated 17
by the Office of the Attorney General and be subject to prosecution by this 18
State. 19
(c) Nothing in this section prohibits compliance with valid criminal warrants or judicial 20
orders unrelated to civil immigration enforcement. 21
"§ 15A-408. Judicial warrants required. 22
(a) Judicial Warrant Requirement. – Except for where otherwise permitted by law, no 23
person acting as a law-enforcement officer shall assist, cooperate with, or use any 24
law-enforcement resources to facilitate any operation that seeks to identify, arrest, or penalize an 25
individual for a violation of federal civil immigration law unless presented with a valid judicial 26
warrant or judicial subpoena. 27
(b) Exemption for Criminal Warrants. – Nothing in this section prohibits cooperation 28
with a federal law enforcement agency when they are acting pursuant to a valid judicial warrant 29
issued by a federal court based on probable cause for a violation of federal criminal law. 30
(c) R