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  STATE  OF        RHODE  ISLAND
  IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
  JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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  AN ACT
  RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT
   OFFICERS’ DUE PROCESS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY ACT -- ICE
  OUT ACT
  Introduced By: Representatives Alzate, Stewart, Batista, Tanzi, Fogarty, Kislak, and
  Ajello
  Date Introduced: January 30, 2026
  Referred To: House Judiciary
 It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1SECTION 1. Chapter 42-28.6 of the General Laws entitled "Law Enforcement Officers’
2 Due Process, Accountability, and Transparency Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the
3 following section:
442-28.6-19. Prohibition against hiring immigration and customs (I.C.E.) officers.
5(a) A law enforcement agency, as defined by § 42-164-2, shall not employ any
6individual who was hired as a sworn officer of the United States Immigration and Customs
7Enforcement Agency on or after January 20, 2025.
8(b) This section applies prospectively only and does not apply to any individual
9hired by the agency prior to the effective date of this section.
10SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on October 1, 2026
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  EXPLANATION
  BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
  OF
  AN ACT
    RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT
  OFFICERS’ DUE PROCESS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY ACT -- ICE
  OUT ACT
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1This act would prohibit any law enforcement agencies in the state from hiring any
2 individual who was hired as a sworn officer of the United States Immigration and Customs
3 enforcement Agency on or after January 20, 2025 and would apply prospectively to an individual
4 hired on or after October 1, 2026.
5This act would take effect on October 1, 2026
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