Over the last couple of months, the practices used by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) when carrying out immigration operations have raised concerns about the presence of immigration officers in local communities. These concerns have led to protests nationwide, including in Omaha, where Millard South students organized a school walkout on January 29 to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Amidst growing discussion about the power held by ICE officers, Nebraska lawmakers have introduced LB907, which seeks to restrict immigration enforcement in designated community spaces.
The bill was introduced by Senator Margo Juarez (D-Omaha) during the 2026 legislative session. Under this bill, immigration officers would require judge-signed warrants to enter any designated public and community safe spaces. “There’s just so, so many safety issues that are happening with trying to enforce immigration,” Juarez said to WOWT News back in January. “To keep our sanity, we need to create these safe spaces.”
The bill designates community safe spaces as schools and universities, hospitals and other healthcare facilities, libraries, courthouses, places of religious worship, and other public and emergency response places. Under this bill, any of these institutions would not be allowed to allow entry to immigration officers if they fail to provide a judicial warrant.
If passed, the bill would also place limitations on what ICE can collect during immigration operations, and what could be accepted by a court of law as evidence during trial . “If ICE enters a community space without a judicial warrant, anything they’d do or obtain would not be considered legal in a court of law.” explained Juarez.
After the bill’s introduction to the legislature on January 8, the bill was transferred to the judiciary committee, where it must receive a hearing before being moved onto the floor for a vote. As of February 3, the bill has not received a hearing and does not appear in the judiciary committee’s calendar for future hearings. Common Sense reached out to chairperson of the committee, senator Carolyn Bosn (R-Lincoln), and the co-chairperson, senator Wendy DeBoer (D-Omaha) about plans about putting the bill on the schedule. Although neither office provided a definitive answer or timeline, they both made it clear that the bill would eventually receive a hearing. As of now, the bill is stuck in committee.
