Sec. 612. Limitation on civil enforcement of the immigration laws at sensitive locations
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An civil immigration enforcement action may not be conducted at a sensitive location without a warrant, except in exigent circumstances. In this section: The term exigent circumstances means a situation involving any of the following: The imminent risk of death, violence, or physical harm to any person, including a situation implicating terrorism or the national security of the United States in some other manner. The immediate arrest or hot pursuit of an individual presenting an imminent danger to public safety, including the imminent risk of death, violence, or physical harm to a person.
A rare, premeditated arrest operation, undertaken with the prior written approval of an appropriate authorizing official, involving the targeted arrest of a terrorist suspect, an individual who poses a clear threat to national security, or an individual who poses an extraordinary danger to public safety. A direct threat to national security. The imminent risk of destruction of evidence that is material to an ongoing criminal case. The term sensitive location includes all of the physical space located within 1,000 feet of the following:
Any medical or mental healthcare facility, including any hospital, health care practitioner’s office, accredited health clinic, vaccination or testing site, or emergent or urgent care facility, or community health center. Public and private schools (including preschools, primary schools, secondary schools, and postsecondary schools (including colleges and universities)), sites of early childhood education programs, other institutions of learning, such as vocational or trade schools, and other sites where individuals who are unemployed or underemployed may apply for or receive workforce training.
Any child care focused facilities including child care centers, before or after school care centers, foster care facilities, and group homes for children. Churches, synagogues, mosques, and other places of worship or religious study, such as buildings rented for the purpose of religious services, or a temporary facility or location where such activities are taking place. A polling place, which includes any building or infrastructure where voting takes place during an election, on election day.
Privately owned personal residences. Such other locations as the Secretary of Homeland Security shall specify for purposes of this subsection.