North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H318: The Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act.
Status: Signed into law, July 29, 2025
What the bill says
An act to modify eligibility for release and require notification of release to immigration and customs enforcement when a prisoner is subject to an immigration detainer and administrative warrant.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT TO MODIFY ELIGIBILITY FOR RELEASE AND REQUIRE NOTIFICATION OF RELEASE TO IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT WHEN A PRISONER IS SUBJECT TO AN IMMIGRATION DETAINER AND ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 162-62 reads as rewritten: "§ 162-62. Legal status of prisoners. (a) When any person is confined for any period in a county jail, local confinement facility, district confinement facility, satellite jail, or work release unit, the administrator or other person in charge of the facility shall attempt to determine if the prisoner is a legal resident or citizen of the United States by an inquiry of the prisoner, or by examination of any relevant documents, or both, if the person is charged with any of the following offenses: (1) A felony under G.S. 90-95.Any felony. (2) A felony under Article 6, Article 7B, Article 10, Article 10A, or Article 13A of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes. (3)(2) A Class A1 misdemeanor or felony under Article 6A, Article 7B, or Article 8 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes. (4)(3) Any violation of G.S. 50B-4.1. (4) Any offense involving impaired driving as defined in G.S. 20-4.01. (b) If the administrator or other person in charge of the facility is unable to determine if that prisoner is a legal resident or citizen …
Sponsors
- Hall, Destin (R, 87) · primary sponsor
- Smith, Carson (R, 16) · primary sponsor
- Jones, Brenden H. (R, 46) · primary sponsor
- Echevarria, Brian (R, 82) · primary sponsor
- Arp, Dean (R, 69)
- Jennifer Balkcom (R, HD-117)
- Bell, John R. (R, 10)
- Biggs, Brian (R, 70)
- Campbell, Grant L. (R, 83)
- Hall, Kyle (R, 91)
- Hastings, Kelly E. (R, 110)
- Huneycutt, Cody (R, 67)
Latest actions
- : Ch. SL 2025-85
- : Placed on Today's Calendar
- : Veto Received From House
- : Veto Overridden
- : Placed On Cal For 07/29/2025
- : Withdrawn From Cal
- : Placed On Cal For 07/14/2025
- : Withdrawn From Cal
- : Placed On Cal For 06/24/2025
- : Received from the Governor
Votes
- The Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act. Veto Override M4 Previous Question (July 29, 2025): 71 yea, 49 nay, passed
- The Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act. Veto Override (July 29, 2025): 72 yea, 48 nay, passed
- The Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act. Motion 11 Veto Override (July 29, 2025): 30 yea, 19 nay, passed
- The Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act. Second Reading (June 10, 2025): 26 yea, 17 nay, passed
- The Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act. M11 Concur (June 10, 2025): 66 yea, 45 nay, passed
- The Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act. Amendment 1 Motion 1 To Table (June 10, 2025): 26 yea, 17 nay, passed
Subjects: NOTIFICATION, VETO OVERRIDDEN, JAILS, RATIFIED, COUNTIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC, CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Common questions
- What is H318?
- H318 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): The Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act.
- What does H318 do?
- In its own words: An act to modify eligibility for release and require notification of release to immigration and customs enforcement when a prisoner is subject to an immigration detainer and administrative warrant.
- What is the status of H318?
- Signed into law as of July 29, 2025. Latest action: Ch. SL 2025-85 (July 29, 2025).
- Who sponsored H318?
- Hall, Destin (R, 87), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H318?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H318
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