Section 2A.060 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Immigration Detainer Requests(a) A law enforcement agency that has custody of a person subject to an immigration detainer request issued by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall:(1) comply with, honor, and fulfill any request made in the detainer request provided by the federal government; and(2) inform the person that the person is being held pursuant to an immigration detainer request issued by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.(b) A law enforcement agency is not required to perform a duty imposed by Subsection (a) with respect to a person who has provided proof that the person is a citizen of the United States or that the person has lawful immigration status in the United States, such as a Texas driver's license or similar government-issued identification. (Code Crim. Proc., Art. 2.251.)Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 2A.060
Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 765,Sec. 1.001, eff. 1/1/2025.