Roseville, MN Immigration Policy: Sanctuary Policy Preemption (2026)

Chapter 112 of the Roseville City Code, titled Use of City Resources, entered the code through Ord. No. 1698, adopted 1-22-2026. Section 112.01 opens with the phrase "To the extent permitted by law" and then sets three rules for city employees who determine eligibility for and provide general city services.

First, city employees, representatives, and contractors cannot use city resources or city personnel to enforce federal immigration laws, other than when required by law. The section defines "city resources" to cover city facilities, property, moneys, equipment, data, and technology, and it names license plate recognition, surveillance video, and computers as examples. Data subject to 8 U.S.C. §§ 1373 and 1644 is exempt.

Second, no city officer or employee should inquire into the immigration status of any person or request documents verifying it unless required to do so by law. Employees can still complete employment verification forms, question a person about those forms and their supporting documents, and comply with federal government audit demands as allowed by law.

Third, employees follow general city, state and federal guidelines to assess eligibility for services and solicit immigration information only when law or program guidelines specifically require it. Immigration status information in the city's possession is not maintained or recorded except as specifically required by law, and it is protected and disclosed as the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act requires.

Section 112.02 applies the same policy to property. City-owned or city-controlled parking lots, vacant lots, and garages cannot be used by any individual, including a federal, state, or local government entity, as a staging area, processing location, or operations base for enforcing federal immigration laws without the consent of the city, and the city posts signs. City employees have no legal authority to consent to access to non-public city spaces where a judicial warrant or other legal obligation would otherwise be necessary.