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File #: 2026-0288    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Held in Standing Committee
File created: 3/24/2026 In control: Committee on Public Safety and Wellness
On agenda: 4/8/2026 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
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Title: Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Six: Conduct, Article I: Regulated Rights and Actions, by adding Chapter 630B - Prohibiting Immigration Enforcement in City-Owned or Operated Spaces; and amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Five: Traffic, Article I: Administration, Chapter 503 - Enforcement and Control, by adding Section 503.21 - Prohibiting Immigration Enforcement in City-Owned or Operated Spaces.
Sponsors: Deborah L. Gross, Barbara Warwick
Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 06 - CONDUCT
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Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Six: Conduct, Article I: Regulated Rights and Actions, by adding Chapter 630B - Prohibiting Immigration Enforcement in City-Owned or Operated Spaces; and amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Five: Traffic, Article I: Administration, Chapter 503 - Enforcement and Control, by adding Section 503.21 - 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 Six: Conduct, Article I: Regulated Rights and Actions is hereby amended to include a new Chapter 630B - Prohibiting Immigration Enforcement in City-Owned or Operated Spaces as follows:

Chapter 630B - Prohibiting Immigration Enforcement in City-Owned or Operated Spaces

? 630B.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. Any action pertaining to execution of immigration-related federal law, including enforcement or processing of individuals based on their immigration status shall be construed to mean, for the purposes of this Section:

(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) M...

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