Overview
- Gov. Ned Lamont signed SB 397 into law at the state Supreme Court in Hartford, establishing new limits on certain law‑enforcement practices.
- The law creates a state‑court path for residents to sue immigration agents and other federal officers for alleged rights violations.
- Officers are now banned from concealing their identities with masks, with narrow exceptions for illness or emergency rescues.
- Arrests in designated protected areas, including schools, hospitals, and houses of worship, now require a warrant issued by a judge.
- A legal showdown is expected, as Attorney General William Tong says he will defend the statute while Republican lawmakers argue federal courts will block it following the Justice Department’s recent suit over Connecticut’s sanctuary policies.