Courts and institutions would limit some immigration enforcement access

People attending covered court proceedings would be protected from civil immigration arrest while traveling to, attending, and returning from court. It covers parties, witnesses, potential witnesses, and people accompanying them, including at remote proceedings and around the courthouse. The protection does not bar a criminal arrest based on a judge's warrant or probable cause for a crime. This section would take effect the day after final enactment.

Staff at covered health care facilities, schools, colleges, and child care centers would follow limits and procedures for immigration enforcement access. The rules cover specified health care facilities, public schools, eligible colleges, and licensed or certified child care centers. Health care and school officials generally may not consent to entry without a valid judicial warrant; health care rules do not apply in emergencies. School rules have exceptions for education programs, and college rules have exceptions for access required by law, education programs, or voluntary student exchange activities. Child care centers have an exception for agents administering supported child care programs. Health care and child care policies, school procedures, and college procedures would be due by December 31, 2026.

Schools and child care programs would protect children from status-based exclusion and limit certain status disclosures; health care facilities would set rules for sharing patient information. The provisions cover Minnesota public K–12 schools, licensed or certified child care programs, and the health care facilities defined in the bill. Schools could collect citizenship or immigration information when state or federal law requires it, and the text preserves specified government information-sharing rules. Child care programs may disclose status information when state or federal law requires it. Health care information policies must follow applicable privacy laws; certain immigration enforcement requests require a federal judge's subpoena, order, or warrant unless law requires disclosure. School rules would take effect the day after final enactment. Health care and child care policies would be due by December 31, 2026.

People injured by covered constitutional violations or violations of the existing duty to investigate and assist could bring civil lawsuits. The provisions cover people injured by violations of the Minnesota or U.S. Constitution, or by a violation of section 609.662. For a claim about failing to investigate and assist, the plaintiff must show the defendant could have acted without significant risk of bodily harm to the defendant or others. Constitutional claims must be filed within three years. Punitive damages are barred for claims arising before this section takes effect. Both sections would take effect after final enactment and apply to claims arising on or after December 1, 2025.

Use-of-force death investigations would include federal agents, and the public disguise rule would include additional exceptions. The investigation provision concerns deaths involving an on-duty or duty-related federal agent or peace officer. The disguise rule concerns people concealing their identity in public. The public disguise rule has exceptions for religious belief, amusement, weather, airborne toxins, and medical treatment. Certain undercover officers and tactical team members are also excepted while doing their jobs. The investigation provision would apply retroactively to deaths on or after December 1, 2025.