Federal Limits

Limit 07 of nine · Transparency

Public cooperation record

Federal detention data went dark up to 56 days — while detention rose 71%.

The problem

You can’t contest what you can’t see. Federal civil enforcement’s congressionally-mandated detention data went dark for up to 56 days in early 2026, and its public dashboard is roughly eighteen months stale — all while detention rose 71%. With federal reporting defied and 11 withheld records requests now in litigation, a state reporting law turns the lights back on — building a public record that survives when the federal one goes dark.

What the law does

Requires public reporting, by statute, on the state’s own interactions with federal civil enforcement.

Where it stands

Where it stands — all 52 jurisdictions8 of 52 have written a limit of this kind
written in full written in part not written red underline = state law mandates cooperation
Find my state all 52 jurisdictions, with the statute where one exists
  • Alaskanot written
  • Alabamanot writtenstate law mandates cooperation (state law mandates cooperation)
  • Arkansasnot writtenstate law mandates cooperation (state law mandates cooperation)
  • Arizonanot writtenstate law mandates cooperation (state law mandates cooperation)
  • Californiawritten in fullSB 54 §7284.6(d) (annual AG report on joint-task-force arrests, posted publicly) + §7284.6(c)(1)-(2) (agency annual reporting to DOJ; records public under (c)(3)) + AB 103 detention review
  • Coloradonot writtenSB 21-131 (quarterly Governor's Office PII reporting from all state agencies)
  • Connecticutnot writtenAG TRUST Act guidance memo
  • District of Columbiawritten in partD.C. Code § 24-211.07(d) + DC Law 26-55 (annual public reporting)
  • Delawarenot written
  • Floridawritten in partstate law mandates cooperationF.S. §908.1031(3)(e) (Ch. 2025-1 §16) (state law mandates cooperation)
  • Georgiawritten in fullstate law mandates cooperationO.C.G.A. § 42-4-16(a) (county jails/municipal facilities) + § 42-1-11.4 (DOC), HB 1105 (2024) (state law mandates cooperation)
  • Hawaiinot written
  • Iowanot writtenstate law mandates cooperation (state law mandates cooperation)
  • Idahonot writtenstate law mandates cooperation (state law mandates cooperation)
  • Illinoiswritten in part5 ILCS 805/25 — annual agency reporting to the Attorney General
  • Indiananot writtenstate law mandates cooperation (state law mandates cooperation)
  • Kansasnot writtenstate law mandates cooperation (state law mandates cooperation)
  • Kentuckynot written
  • Louisiananot writtenstate law mandates cooperation (state law mandates cooperation)
  • Massachusettsnot writtenEO 650 + AG Campbell guidance
  • Marylandnot written
  • Mainenot written
  • Michigannot written
  • Minnesotanot written
  • Missourinot writtenstate law mandates cooperation (state law mandates cooperation)
  • Mississippinot writtenstate law mandates cooperation (state law mandates cooperation)
  • Montananot writtenstate law mandates cooperation (state law mandates cooperation)
  • North Carolinanot writtenstate law mandates cooperation (state law mandates cooperation)
  • North Dakotanot writtenstate law mandates cooperation (state law mandates cooperation)
  • Nebraskanot written
  • New Hampshirenot writtenstate law mandates cooperation (state law mandates cooperation)
  • New Jerseywritten in fullP.L.2026, c.5 § 6c — annual reporting chain: agency → county prosecutor → AG public publication
  • New Mexiconot writtenSB 36 nondisclosure framework
  • Nevadanot written
  • New Yorknot writtenAG James guidance
  • Ohionot written
  • Oklahomanot written
  • Oregonwritten in fullHB 3265 (2021 c.550) Sec. 3-4, codified ORS 181A.826-.827
  • Pennsylvanianot written
  • Rhode Islandnot written
  • South Carolinanot writtenstate law mandates cooperation (state law mandates cooperation)
  • South Dakotanot writtenstate law mandates cooperation (state law mandates cooperation)
  • Tennesseenot writtenstate law mandates cooperation (state law mandates cooperation)
  • Texaswritten in partstate law mandates cooperationTex. Gov't Code §753.151 (2025 S.B. 8) (state law mandates cooperation)
  • Utahnot writtenstate law mandates cooperation (state law mandates cooperation)
  • Virginianot written
  • Vermontnot written
  • Washingtonnot written
  • Wisconsinnot written
  • West Virginianot writtenstate law mandates cooperation (state law mandates cooperation)
  • Wyomingnot writtenstate law mandates cooperation (state law mandates cooperation)
  • Puerto Riconot written

Methodology v3.5 · scored Aug 20 2026

The model language

“Each state and local agency that interacts with federal civil immigration enforcement shall report quarterly to the [Attorney General / Governor’s Office / Department of State] and shall publicly post the report on the agency’s website no later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter.”

— Section 7 · Documentation Transparency, The Federal Limits Act
Read the full model bill →

What we propose

Each agency that interacts with federal civil enforcement reports quarterly to a state authority and posts publicly within 30 days, with an annual statewide aggregate — covering transfers, detainers, access requests, and contracts; non-reporting is subject to attorney-general action. Model: Colorado SB 21-131.

Who’s already done it

7 states + D.C. have qualifying reporting; 4 at full strength — CA, GA, NJ, OR. California’s Values Act requires an annual public report on cooperation from the attorney general; New Jersey’s 2026 law routes agency reports through county prosecutors to public publication.

On the record

Status: mixed — the federal mandate is intact but actively defied; the state reporting lever (CA, IL, NJ) is the operative check.

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