SF4430

Purpose

• The bill would ban Minnesota law enforcement agencies from employing, and from licensing by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (POST), people who were sworn officers for ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) or the U.S. Border Patrol if they were hired on or after January 20, 2025. It would add this as a new rule in Minnesota Statutes Chapter 626.

Main provisions

• Prohibition on employment: No Minnesota law enforcement agency may hire someone who was a sworn ICE or Border Patrol officer and was hired on or after January 20, 2025.
• Prohibition on licensure: POST may not issue a peace officer license to those same individuals.
• Codification: The rule would be written as a new law in Minnesota Statutes Chapter 626.
• Scope of application: Applies only to people hired as ICE or Border Patrol officers on or after January 20, 2025; those hired before that date are not covered by this prohibition.

Significant changes to existing law

• Creates a new employment and licensure restriction for a specific group (former federal ICE/Border Patrol officers hired after a set date).
• Adds mandatory limits for both hiring by local/state law enforcement agencies and license issuance by POST, effectively centralizing the restriction in statute.
• Appears to be the first time Minnesota law would formally prohibit hiring or licensing this particular group of individuals.

Potential implications (summary)

• Agencies would need to verify applicants’ prior federal employment to ensure eligibility.
• POST would need to enforce the new licensure ban for this group.
• The bill could reduce the pool of applicants with prior ICE or Border Patrol experience who seek local or state police roles after the specified date.

Relevant Terms - ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) - Border Patrol - law enforcement agency - Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (POST) - licensure - employment - sworn officer - Minnesota Statutes Chapter 626 - prohibition - January 20, 2025