Regional Lawmaker Proposes Ban on Federal Immigration Officers in Local Police

A opposition lawmaker in a northwestern coastal region introduced legislation this week that would reportedly prohibit state law enforcement agencies from hiring anyone who has taken positions as federal immigration enforcement officers since the start of the current administration’s second term.

The measure, dubbed the ICE Out Act of 2026, was introduced by a regional representative who previously served time for multiple felony convictions before having her criminal record cleared. According to sources, the legislator has since become what observers describe as a prominent advocate for criminal justice reform.

“In this region, we have worked incredibly hard to build trust between law enforcement and community,” the lawmaker said in a press release, according to local reports. She allegedly added that the measure aims to prevent what she characterized as “dangerous tactics” from infiltrating the region’s policing culture, describing federal immigration enforcement as operating like “an occupying force.”

The proposal reflects broader tensions between regional authorities and the federal government’s immigration enforcement approach, observers note. Critics of the current administration’s policies have reportedly documented what they describe as increasingly aggressive tactics by federal immigration agents.

According to the legislator’s office, the measure would prohibit all state law enforcement agencies in the region from hiring anyone employed as a sworn federal immigration officer on or after the start of the current presidential term. If passed, the legislation would reportedly take effect in October.

The lawmaker’s background adds complexity to the debate, analysts suggest. Her campaign materials describe her as “a lawyer, a civil rights activist, and a national leader in the fight for criminal justice reform” who experienced “firsthand the challenges of re-entry” after incarceration.

Federal authorities did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the proposed legislation, according to media reports.

Conservative critics have reportedly condemned the measure as hypocritical, with one radio commentator alleging on social media that it represents “stunning hypocrisy” to advocate for hiring formerly incarcerated individuals while seeking to bar federal law enforcement officers from employment.

The proposal comes amid what regional lawmakers describe as an intensification of federal immigration enforcement operations. The legislator’s office cited “headlines, citizen-captured video, and stories from community-members” documenting what they characterized as “inhumane and violent tactics” by federal agents, including allegations of detaining citizens and legal residents “without cause.”

The measure represents the latest in a series of confrontations between regional authorities and federal immigration enforcement, continuing a pattern of resistance that has characterized the relationship between coastal regions and the current administration’s policies, political observers note.