HB1822

There should be transparency on the people we hold for a federal agency. This bill will achieve this.

Please pass this bill. The actions of ICE must be transparent. The public deserves accountability. Thank you.

Transparency and proper reporting on this criminal federal organizations activities is extremely important. Also fuck ice

Transparency is essential to democracy.

I support this bill because transparency is very important and needs to be provided!

I support this bill to help the public know the extent and effectiveness of immigration enforcement in our State. It provides transparency and accountability.

It seems rather foolish to repeal the business entrprise tax when the state faces fiscal challenges. This will increase financial pressure on property poor towns.

I support absolute transparency about any people detained for civil violations, especially when no due process has been offered! And at baseline, anyone detained without due process needs to be freed and those who detain them should be prosecuted - with due process, as all people in this country are required to receive.

I want more transparency in all law enforcement engaged in immigration. Border patrol, ICE, DHS, and all law enforcement need to be held to account for their actions.

There must be some transparency and accountability regarding the detention of human beings in our state. To do nothing is outrageous and irresponsible and indicates capitulation to the insanity of the practice of our current federal administration.

I support this bill that requires reporting the number of civil immigration detentions by state, county, and local law enforcement and correctional facilities. We need to know the extent of these detentions and where immigrants are being held.

I believe in complete transparency for all immigration detentions.

Do not let ice come here and attack the citizens and non citizens who just want to have a better life. They arent trained, they dont know the laws, and a majority of them have no respect for the citizens they are supposed to be protecting.

I support this bill to increase transparency of numbers of people detained for civil immigration violations within the state of NH. Law enforcement operating within the state of NH must be accountable to the state’s residents. Further, I suggest amending this bill to include reporting on the fate of detainees once the detention period has ended. For example, were they released from detention without charge? deported? etc. Residents of NH should know what has happened to those friends, neighbors and other community members who have been detained.

Financial obligations of a town are voted on during town meeting once a year. ICE operations/local policing costs should be voted on accordingly

The state of New Hampshire should support and defend the rights of its citizens - including the right to marry.

Transparency. Reporting. NH should require semi-annual reporting regarding the number of individuals detained for civil immigration violations by any state, county, or local law enforcement or correctional facility. This information should be available and this bill ensure it will be. Because we in NH have no idea where this will end or what costs we will bear so we better know who is doing what and where.

The public has the right to know and legislators need to know to make timely, accurate policies/laws.

I support this bill, which requires reporting on immigration detainees. There must be records and accountability for where, when, and who detainees are.

This bill is a basic transparency measure. It does not change enforcement practices or limit law-enforcement authority. It simply ensures that New Hampshire has accurate, statewide data on how often local resources are used for civil—not criminal—immigration detentions. Right now, that information doesn’t exist. Without it, lawmakers and communities cannot evaluate costs, impacts, or whether current practices align with state priorities. Transparent reporting also strengthens public trust and supports public safety by clarifying the role of local law enforcement. HB 1822-FN is practical, minimal in burden, and consistent with New Hampshire’s commitment to open government. I urge the Committee to vote Ought to Pass.

Given recent national events, the need for government transparency in immigration is obvious. Please support the bill.

ICE is proving itself to be poorly trained and highly unpredictable overstepping its legal boundaries.

New Hampshire law enforcement agencies have the most 287g agreements of any New England state. These come with no federal dollars to compensate counties or communities for the time officers or deputies spend taking ICE training or assisting ICE with immigration enforcement. This means that whenever a county sheriff or local police chief signs on to one of these agreements, they are also committing to unbudgeted expenses. And we don't even really know how much is being spent. I believe we need more oversight what is going on with ICE in our state. Although I would prefer New Hampshire not cooperate with ICE at all -- they have proven themselves to be an out-of-control paramilitary force that is terrorizing the country--1822 provides much-needed transparency and accounting.

Dear Legislators, I am in full support of this bill. Transparency in government is critical at all levels. As a citizen and taxpayer in the state of NH and in my town, I expect that transparency in government. Information about the number of people detained for civil immigration violations by ICE and or it's local law enforcement agencies which have entered into agreements with ICE is lacking transparency. Our local, county, or state law enforcement agencies should be required to share the number of detained immigrants on a semi-annual basis at the very least. Please consider my request and support HB1822. Thank you, Melissa Chapman

Immigration policy and enforcement is a complex issue. Semi-annual reporting on the number of those detained for civil immigration violations promotes genuine transparency on this volatile topic and provides a safe guard against policing over-reach.