The Safety, Trust, Accountability & Respect Act (STAR):
Protecting Minnesota from Lawless Immigration Enforcement
(2026 Session: SF4176/HF3924)

SAFETY

The STAR Act makes Minnesotans safer by protecting schools, healthcare providers and
courts from intrusion by immigration enforcement agents without a signed judicial warrant
and clear identification. All Minnesota families and those who serve them must be protected
from intimidation at these sensitive locations.

TRUST

The STAR Act protects Minnesotans’ data and privacy from dangerous and unnecessary
intrusion by immigration enforcement personnel. It requires federal immigration agents to
obtain a signed judicial warrant to access personal data from educational and governmental
institutions, safeguards our health data, and ensures that personal data is not sold by vendors
to federal contractors that enforce immigration.

ACCOUNTABILITY

The STAR Act holds federal agents accountable by creating a state civil cause of action
against individuals who knowingly violate our constitutional rights while conducting civil
immigration enforcement. Without practical accountability tools, our rights exist only on
paper.

RESPECT

The STAR Act restores federal respect for due process and state and local law enforcement
by disentangling state and local agencies from federal civil immigration enforcement. We
need clear, consistent guidelines that prevent federal agents and politicians from enlisting our
police, sheriffs and correctional facilities into work that compromises their ability to protect
and serve our communities. Our communities are safer when all Minnesotans, regardless of
their immigration status, feel safe to contact or seek help from local law enforcement.