The Alabama Brief

The gaps, as vote-ready asks

• No state resources used (No provision) — bar the state’s own officers, money, equipment, and facilities from federal civil immigration enforcement. What this limit is → See the model language →
• No deputized local police (No provision) — end 287(g) deputization agreements and any contract that hands local policing to federal civil enforcement. What this limit is → See the model language →
• Off-limits: schools, hospitals, courthouses (No provision) — keep federal civil enforcement out of schools, hospitals, and courthouses absent a judge’s warrant. What this limit is → See the model language →
• Limit for-profit detention (No provision) — stop state permits, funding, and leases from propping up for-profit immigration detention. What this limit is → See the model language →
• Protect personal records (No provision) — wall off residents’ voter, DMV, school, health, and licensing records from federal civil enforcement without a judge’s warrant. What this limit is → See the model language →
• Require a judge's warrant (No provision) — require a judge’s warrant before state or local cooperation with a civil detainer. What this limit is → See the model language →
• Public cooperation record (No provision) — put cooperation with federal civil enforcement on the public record. What this limit is → See the model language →
• Hold enforcement accountable (No provision) — give residents a real remedy when enforcement crosses the line. What this limit is → See the model language →
• Identified agents, recording allowed (No provision) — require federal agents to identify themselves and allow recording during enforcement. What this limit is → See the model language →