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Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four: Public Places and Property, by adding Article IX: Use of City Owned or Operated Spaces, Chapter 495 - Prohibiting Immigration Enforcement in City-Owned or Operated Spaces.
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The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title Four: Public Places and Property is hereby amended to include a new Article IX: Use of City Owned or Operated Spaces with new Chapter 495 - Prohibiting Immigration Enforcement in City-Owned or Operated Spaces as follows:
Article IX: Use of City Owned or Operated Spaces
Chapter 495 - Prohibiting Immigration Enforcement in City-Owned or Operated Spaces
? 495.01 Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to this Section:
(a) City-owned or controlled property. Any property identified as owned or controlled by the City of Pittsburgh including, but not limited to:
(1) Buildings;
(2) Parking lots;
(3) Garages;
(4) Parks;
(5) Vacant lots;
(6) Playgrounds;
(7) Libraries;
(8) Any other property identified as being "owned" or "controlled" by the City of Pittsburgh.
(b) "Immigration enforcement" action or activities. For the purposes of this Section, the term "immigration enforcement" shall be construed to mean any action or activity directly pertaining to execution of immigration-related federal law, including enforcement or processing of individuals based on their immigration status, and shall encompass:
(1) Processing;
(2) Operations;
(3) Questioning;
(4) Staging;
(5) Raids;
(6) Arrests; and
(7) Any other activities deemed necessary to conduct federal immigration enforcement.
(c) Judicial Warrant. A warrant based on probable cause and issued by a judge appointed pursuant to Article III of the United States Constitution or a federal magistrate judge appointed pursuant to Section 631 of Title 28 of the United States Code.
(d) Municipal Authority. An authorit...
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