North Dakota HB 1361 (2025) prohibits cities and counties from adopting sanctuary policies, requiring full cooperation between Fargo Police and federal immigration authorities.
House Bill 1361, signed in 2025, bars any North Dakota political subdivision from limiting cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Fargo, Cass County, and the Fargo Police Department must honor ICE detainer requests, share information about a person's immigration status, and cannot prohibit officers from inquiring during lawful stops or bookings. The law authorizes the state attorney general to sue jurisdictions that adopt non-cooperation policies and exposes officials to liability. Fargo has not adopted any sanctuary resolution and operates within the state framework.
Local officials who adopt or enforce a sanctuary policy can face state lawsuits, loss of state grant funding, and civil liability for harms tied to released individuals.
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Fargo, ND
Fargo Land Development Code Sec. 20-0403(B)(6) caps fences in residential districts (SR, MR, UMU, NC, NO) at 3 ft in front yards (4 ft if at least 75% light-...
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Fargo Ordinance No. 5425 requires every private swimming pool holding water more than 24 inches deep to be enclosed by a barrier at least 48 inches tall and ...
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Converting a Fargo garage to habitable living space requires a residential building permit from the City of Fargo Inspections Department, plus electrical, pl...
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Fargo requires a building permit for any accessory building larger than 120 square feet (10 ft x 12 ft) under the city's adopted International Residential Co...
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North Dakota has no statewide paid sick or family leave mandate, and Fargo cannot impose one, leaving private benefits to individual employer policies and fe...
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North Dakota preempts local minimum-wage rules under NDCC 34-06-22, so Fargo employers follow the state and federal minimum of 7.25 dollars per hour set by t...
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