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A pro­posed se­cu­ri­ty law to be de­bat­ed in Par­lia­ment to­mor­row will give Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar the pow­er to de­clare high-crime com­mu­ni­ties “Spe­cial Zones,” sub­ject to search with­out a war­rant and cur­fews last­ing up to 72 hours.

The bill is list­ed on the House of Rep­re­sen­ta­tives’ or­der pa­per as “The Law Re­form (Zones of Spe­cial Op­er­a­tions) (Spe­cial Se­cu­ri­ty and Com­mu­ni­ty De­vel­op­ment Mea­sures) Bill, 2026.”