City Handling of Information Related to Citizenship and Immigration Status.
Philadelphia Code § 21-3703
in effect§ 21-3703. City Handling of Information Related to Citizenship and Immigration Status.
(1) All City agencies, officials, and employees shall treat information that can be used to distinguish, trace, or determine a person’s citizenship or immigration status as confidential and personal information and shall handle, maintain, and secure such information according to the standards for confidential and personal information set forth in City policy.
(2) No City agency, official, employee, contractor or subcontractor shall enter into any contractual agreement or arrangement with another city, county, or a federal agency or federal contractor to provide access to any data, database, or dataset where the purpose of such access includes assisting or supporting immigration enforcement operations, unless otherwise required by state or federal law or a court order.
(3) Except as otherwise provided under by 8 U.S.C. § 1373 or other applicable federal or state law, no City agency, official, or employee shall disclose information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of any person, or information that can be used to distinguish or trace a person’s citizenship or immigration status, either on its own or when combined with other information, unless required to do so by a judicial warrant or subpoena, or such disclosure has been authorized in writing by the individual to whom such information pertains, or if such individual is a minor or is otherwise not legally competent, by such individual’s parent or guardian.
(4) Reporting. The Law Department, or such other agency as designated by the Mayor, shall file a report quarterly with the Department of Records that shall include:
(a) The number of cooperation requests made by federal immigration enforcement agents or agencies and the nature of the City’s response to such requests; and
(b) Any incidents in which City employees, contractors or subcontractors have acted in violation of this Chapter, and which agency, department, contractor or subcontractor has acted in violation.
Notes
94 | Added, Bill No. 260057 (approved May 7, 2026). Enrolled bill numbered this as Section 21-3602; renumbered by Code editor.
Source: City of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Code and Home Rule Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/philadelphia/latest/philadelphia_pa/0-0-0-309406Fetched: 10/27/2026