Kentucky requires state contractors to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm employment eligibility under KRS 157.413. Louisville is not a sanctuary city; LMPD cooperates with federal immigration enforcement on criminal warrants.
Under KRS 157.413, Kentucky public school district contractors and certain state-government vendors must enroll in and use the federal E-Verify electronic employment-eligibility system administered by USCIS for new hires. Louisville Metro and Jefferson County Public Schools incorporate E-Verify clauses into qualifying contracts. Louisville is not a designated sanctuary jurisdiction; LMPD policy follows Kentucky's stance allowing cooperation with ICE detainers tied to criminal warrants. House Bill 5 (2025) further restricted local non-cooperation policies statewide, requiring local jails to honor federal immigration detainers under specified conditions.
Contractors failing E-Verify enrollment risk contract termination, debarment from future Kentucky public bids, and possible False Claims Act exposure. There are no civil penalties for individual workers; immigration enforcement is federal.
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