North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H1188: Limits on Immigration Detention Facilities.
Status: In committee, May 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act to prohibit contracts with city, county, or local or state law enforcement to detain persons for civil immigration custody.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROHIBIT CONTRACTS WITH CITY, COUNTY, OR LOCAL OR STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO DETAIN PERSONS FOR CIVIL IMMIGRATION CUSTODY. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. Article 20 of Chapter 15A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 15A-407. Limitations on immigration detention facilities. (a) For the purposes of this section, the term "immigration detention facility" means any facility located in this State that holds detainees for proceedings or removal from the United States under the authority of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or the United States Customs and Border Protection. (b) A city, county, or local or State law enforcement agency shall not enter into a contract with the federal government or any federal agency or a private corporation, to house or detain in a locked immigration detention facility noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration custody. (c) A city, county, or local or State law enforcement agency shall not maintain a facility that is specifically used to house or detain noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration custody. (d) The Department of Public Safety (DPS) shall collect data from immigration detention facilities and report findings to the General Assembly annually by May 1. The information …
Sponsors
- Harrison, Pricey (D, 61) · primary sponsor
- Butler, Deb (D, 18) · primary sponsor
- Cervania, Maria (D, 41) · primary sponsor
- Cook, Amanda P. (D, 60) · primary sponsor
- Belk, Mary (D, 88)
- Clark, Tracy (D, 57)
- Cohn, Bryan (D, 32)
- Greenfield, Julia (D, 100)
- Logan, Carolyn G. (D, 101)
- Lopez, Jordan (D, 112)
- Morey, Marcia (D, 30)
- Price, Renée A. (D, 50)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: BUDGETING, JAILS, PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT., LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC, CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ALIENS, LAW ENFORCEMENT
Common questions
- What is H1188?
- H1188 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Limits on Immigration Detention Facilities.
- What does H1188 do?
- In its own words: An act to prohibit contracts with city, county, or local or state law enforcement to detain persons for civil immigration custody.
- What is the status of H1188?
- In committee as of May 5, 2026. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (May 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1188?
- Harrison, Pricey (D, 61), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1188?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1188
Source: official North Carolina record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.