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Petiția este adresată către: Alabama Legislature
To: The Sponsors of HB13 and the Alabama Legislature
Re: Opposition to HB13 and its expansion of immigration-enforcement powers:
We, the undersigned Alabama residents and stakeholders, oppose HB13 in its current form. The bill would authorize state and local law enforcement to collaborate with federal agencies to enforce federal immigration laws, detain, remove, or investigate individuals based on immigration status, and allow arrests with probable cause or reasonable suspicion under such arrangements. This expansion risks civil liberties, erodes public trust, and diverts limited resources from core public safety duties.
Why HB13 should not be enacted:
Civil liberties and trust: Expanding immigration enforcement by local officers threatens constitutional rights and undermines trust in police, particularly in immigrant communities.
Public safety: Fear of policing based on immigration status may deter crime reporting and cooperation with investigations.
Fiscal and practical burden: Implementing federal–state collaborations requires new training, oversight, and administrative costs. Our local law enforcement agencies are stretched thin. Local officers need to focus on local crime and safety issues; they should not be focused on federal immigration enforcement. This bill weakens their ability to respond to the needs of the communities they serve.
Legal, jurisdictional and accountability concerns: Greater exposure to civil rights lawsuits and unclear accountability for local agencies. Creating parallel immigration enforcement by state/local officers can complicate and undermine the coordination of federal immigration policy
What we urge:
Do not pass HB13 in its current form.
Do not permit state/local officers, under MOUs with federal agencies, to inquire about immigration status beyond established criminal enforcement or to conduct immigration investigations without explicit, narrow limits and strong due-process protections.
If any inquiry is allowed, ensure it is restricted to specific criminal investigations, with guaranteed rights to counsel, and independent oversight to prevent profiling or civil rights violations.
Thank you for considering the public safety and civil liberties of all Alabama residents.
motive
House Bill 13 would continue the dangerous and un-Constitutional expansion of federal immigration authority like we have seen in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Minneapolis to our own cities in Alabama, and it must be opposed. The bill would enable state and local law enforcement agencies to enter into memorandums of agreement with any federal agency “for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration and customs laws and the detention, removal, and investigation of illegal aliens and the immigration status of any individual in this state.” The state’s attorney general already has the authority to enter these agreements with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and there is no need to deputize local police to assist, especially with the high likelihood of racial profiling and false arrest. This is a grave example of federal government overreach and a threat to civil rights. Much of the public is already opposed to it, and it would be bad for Alabama.
I already know someone who was stopped by the police for a minor traffic infraction by the police. The man (who had simply cut through a gas station parking lot to avoid a long line at the red light) was already approved for a green card, and had his work permit and social security card in his truck, but was not permitted to produce them. Instead, the police officer called ICE based on the man's apparent nationality, and not on his citizenship status which he didn't take the trouble to verify. ICE came and took him, and as of Jan. 29, 2026, he has been in detention for more than two months. He has been unable to support his family, his court case has been rescheduled three times, and he now owes his lawyer more than $10,000. HB 13 would create significantly more of these unlawful incidents which can ruin people's lives, and additionally would cut off legal remedies for the victims.
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Vă mulțumim pentru sprijin, Maura Mandyck, Mobile
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Petiția a fost inițiată:
29.01.2026
Colecția se termină:
01.04.2026
Regiune:
Alabama
categorie:
Drepturi civile
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The federal government has proven unable to deploy responsible immigration enforcement agents and continues to use strong arm, fear inducing tactics in communities across the country. They have murdered at least two people, not counting detention center deaths and missing. We need to be able to know that we can call our local law enforcement agencies for help without worrying about who they are beholden to.
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