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MaineLD 1971132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)House

An Act to Protect Workers in This State by Clarifying the Relationship of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies with Federal Immigration Authorities

Sponsored By: Deqa Dhalac (Democratic)

Became Law

LEGAL SERVICESLEGAL SERVICES - IMMIGRATION

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Maine police barred from civil immigration enforcement

State and local police cannot use their staff or money to enforce civil immigration laws. They cannot detain someone only because of an immigration hold request or share private release dates or home and work addresses with immigration agents. They cannot ask about status for immigration enforcement or make arrests based only on a hold request. Officers cannot be deputized for immigration work or put under federal immigration control. Police may transfer someone to immigration agents only with a court order or a criminal warrant. Agencies and officers are protected from lawsuits for good‑faith releases under these rules, except for willful or wanton misconduct.

Jail protections for immigration interviews and detainers

Immigration agents can interview someone in jail only with a valid court order. Before any voluntary civil immigration interview, the jail must give a written consent form in the person’s main language, read by someone who is not an immigration officer. The form must say the interview is voluntary and that the person can refuse or ask for a lawyer. If the jail gets an immigration hold request, it must give the person a copy and explain it cannot hold someone only because of that request. The jail must try to keep copies of hold requests and related papers for four years.

Limited police cooperation on nonimmigration crimes

Police may share a person’s immigration status with other governments when federal law allows it. They may provide criminal‑history records when state law and agency rules allow it. Police can join task forces focused on crimes like terrorism, drug trafficking, or human trafficking, but not on immigration enforcement. If they discover a federal crime like illegal reentry during other police work, they may investigate or arrest; moving someone to immigration agents still needs a court order or criminal warrant. Police may also ask questions needed to certify victims for T or U visas and to follow gun laws.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Deqa Dhalac

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Adam LEE

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Ambureen Rana

    Democratic • House

  • Eleanor Sato

    Democratic • House

  • Flavia DeBrito

    Democratic • House

  • Mana Abdi

    Democratic • House

  • Rachel Talbot Ross

    Democratic • Senate

  • Rafael Macias

    Democratic • House

  • Tavis Hasenfus

    Democratic • House

  • Yusuf Yusuf

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 211 • No: 188

Senate vote • 6/18/2025

ENACTMENT

Yes: 20 • No: 14

House vote • 6/18/2025

Enactment

Yes: 75 • No: 73

Senate vote • 6/17/2025

ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT

Yes: 21 • No: 14

Senate vote • 6/17/2025

PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED

Yes: 21 • No: 14

House vote • 6/17/2025

ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP

Yes: 74 • No: 73

Actions Timeline

  1. ACTPUB Chapter 517

    1/11/2026

  2. HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.

    7/8/2025Senate

  3. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 634 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0

    6/18/2025Senate

  4. PASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 574(Yeas 74 - Nays 73 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    6/18/2025House

  5. Reports ReadOn motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 605 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-751) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-751) in concurrence PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 606 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

    6/17/2025Senate

  6. Reports READ.On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.Representative DRINKWATER of Milford moved the PREVIOUS QUESTION.The Chair ordered a division.A vote of the House was taken. 53 voted in favor of the same and 80 against, and accordingly the motion to move the PREVIOUS QUESTION FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 541(Yeas 74 - Nays 73 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-751) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-751). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    6/17/2025House

  7. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence

    5/13/2025Senate

  8. Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    5/13/2025House

Bill Text

  • Amendment C-A (H-751), adopted by House & Senate

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  • Enacted

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  • Introduced

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