Little Compton officials are studying an ordinance proposed by the Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) designed to protect the rights of immigrants in the face of new federal regulations.

It’s too early to say whether Little Compton will adopt the ACLU’s ‘municipal immigration protection ordinance,’ copies of which have been sent to every municipality in the state. But town solicitor Anthony DeSisto said Friday that he is researching the ordinance, particularly with respect to “how this proposed model ... conforms to existing law, state and federal.”

“We’re sorting through it,” he said.

According to the RI ACLU, the proposed ordinance is designed to protect those who might otherwise be targeted by police and immigration and customs officials “based solely on their suspected immigration status.”

Among other things, it states that:

• Law enforcement officers cannot stop or interrogate people based solely on their suspected immigration status, and they cannot enquire about the immigration status of crime victims or witnesses unless necessary to investigate criminal activity unrelated to enforcing immigration laws;

• Absent a warrant, law enforcement officers will not honor U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detainer requests except in limited, specified circumstances; and will not honor ICE or CBP requests for certain, non-public information about individuals;

• Those in law enforcement custody will not be accessible to ICE or CBP officials solely for questioning on immigration issues;

• Law enforcement officers will protect the due process rights of people and will inform them when federal immigration enforcement requests have been made;

• Local agency resources will not be used to create a federal registry based on race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, ethnicity or national origin;

• Municipalities will limit the collection of immigration-related information and will ensure nondiscriminatory access to benefits and services;

• Law enforcement officers will adopt limits to participating in the surveillance of political or religious groups in the absence of specific criteria;

• Law enforcement officers will put procedures in place to help undocumented crime victims apply for non-immigrant visas;

• And school districts will adopt polices to deal with immigration agency requests for information about students’ immigration status, and will cooperate with such requests only to the extent provided by federal law.