The Chapter Welcoming Community. PASSED TO SECOND IN COUNCIL JUNE 30, 2025 ELIGIBLE TO BE ORDAINED JULY 21, 2025

Chapter 2.129 WELCOMING COMMUNITY ORDINANCE

Sections: 2.129.010 Purpose. The purpose of this Chapter is to establish the City of Cambridge as a Welcoming City, to declare that all are welcome here, and to increase public confidence in the City of Cambridge's government by establishing standards associated with the City's voluntary involvement in federal immigration enforcement. 2.129.020 Preamble.

It is not within the purview nor mandate of the City of Cambridge to enforce federal immigration law or seek the detention, transfer or deportation of Cambridge residents for civil immigration purposes, nor should the City's resources be expended toward that end. The City of Cambridge will equally enforce the law and serve the public without consideration of immigration status, citizenship, national origin, race, or ethnicity. 2.129.030 Definitions. "ICE." The federal agency known as the U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and any other federal agency charged with the enforcement of immigration laws, including but not limited to the Department of Homeland Security. "Immigration detainers and ICE detainers." Requests made by federal immigration officials, including but not limited to those authorized under Section 287.7 of Title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations to local Law Enforcement or Courts to voluntarily maintain custody of an individual once that individual is released from local custody, and/or to notify a federal agency before the pending release of an individual. "ICE administrative warrant." A warrant, notice to appear, removal order, warrant of deportation, or other ICE custody document (I-200, I-203, I-205 or another listed in the National Crime Information Database (NCIC)) issued by a federal immigration official, not a judicial officer, and not based on a finding of probable cause for an alleged criminal law violation.

2.129.040 Requirements. (A) Equal treatment. The City will treat all persons equally, enforce laws, and serve the public without consideration of immigration status. Citizenship, immigration status, national origin, race, and ethnicity shall have no bearing on an individual's treatment by City employees or officials.

Page 2 of 4 (B) Inquiries about immigration status. City employees and officials may not inquire about the immigration status of any victim, suspect, arrestee, 911 caller, or other member of the public with whom they have contact, except as required by 8 U.S.C. § 1373. (C) Role of Police Department in immigration enforcement. The Cambridge Police Department will not initiate investigations or take law enforcement action on the sole basis of actual or perceived immigration status, including the initiation of a stop, an apprehension or arrest. The Cambridge Police Department shall not take part in or assist with federal immigration enforcement operations, except as permitted with Subjection (j) below. This section shall not limit the Cambridge Police Department's ability to actively assist in Federal human trafficking operations. (D) ICE detainers and administrative warrants. Consistent with state law, no officer or employee of the Cambridge Police Department may arrest or detain an individual solely on the basis of an ICE detainer or ICE administrative warrant. This includes extending the length of detention by any amount of time once an individual is or would otherwise be released from local custody, or before being transferred to court or admitted to bail. (E) Federal requests for information. No officer or employee of the Cambridge Police Department shall provide an officer or employee of ICE with the following information relating to a person in the custody of the Police Department: information about an individual's incarceration status, length of detention, home address, work address, personal information other than citizenship or immigration status, hearing information, or pending release, except information that is available through the Massachusetts Public Records Laws, G.L, c. 66, section 10 and G.L. c. 4, section 7 (twenty-sixth). Nothing in this section shall prohibit or restrain an officer or employee of the Cambridge Police Department from sending to, or receiving from, any local, state, or federal agency, information regarding citizenship or immigration status, consistent with 8 U.S.C. § 1373. (F) Encountering persons driving without a license. When taking action against a person who is found to be driving without a valid driver's license, officers of the Cambridge Police Department shall, whenever possible in the officer's discretion and if there are no other violations causing the person to be arrested, issue a summons to court instead of taking the person into custody. In such circumstances, the law enforcement officer taking action shall endeavor to provide the driver a reasonable opportunity to arrange for a properly licensed operator to drive the vehicle before seeking to impound the vehicle, unless the violation is one subject to a statutory or regulatory requirement of vehicle impoundment. (G) Notice to individuals subject to ICE interventions. If the Cambridge Police Department receives an immigration detainer or ICE administrative warrant for a person in its custody, the Police Department shall provide the person with a copy of such detainer request or administrative warrant, and any other documentation it possesses pertaining to the person's immigration case. (H) ICE access to facilities. Except in response to a judicial warrant or other court order, ICE agents shall not be allowed access to individuals in Cambridge Police Department custody either in person or via telephone or videoconference. (I) Programs that protect removal. In furtherance of the US Victims of Trafficking and Violence Prevention Act, as well as the Violence Against Women Act ("VAWA"), the Cambridge Police Department shall consider a U or T Visa request, or other protections conferred by VAWA if an individual (i) is the victim of a qualifying crime, and (ii) has been, is being, or will likely be helpful in the investigation/prosecution of that crime, or is the victim of domestic violence and removal will place them in immediate danger. (J) Raids and other immigration enforcement actions. No officer or employee of the Cambridge Police Department may participate in an operation led by a federal agency to detain persons for deportation purposes,. However, an officer or employee of the Cambridge Police Department is required to ensure public safety and shall except in response to a request to assist with supportperform actions and services deemed necessary to ensure officer the safety of all on scene or to prevent a breach of the peace during a federal operation, such as requests to establish traffic perimeters, control traffic or provide police escort.