US EditionDemocratic Legislators Introduce Anti-ICE Legislation
Democrats propose bills to cut state tax breaks for ICE contractors, limit peace officer ties to federal immigration, and protect immigrant families, citing over 120 daily hotline calls in Santa Clara County.
- A coalition of Democratic California legislators announced several bills on Thursday, including Assemblymember Alex Lee, D-Milpitas's proposal to end state tax breaks for companies contracting with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
- In response to ramped-up federal enforcement, California lawmakers cite the Minneapolis federal officer-involved shooting that killed nurse Alex Pretti as a catalyst for new immigration bills.
- Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, D-Los Angeles, proposes barring peace officers from DHS employment, disqualifying ICE officers from California peace or educational jobs, and allowing CalWORKs recipients to keep benefits if a child is apprehended.
- Local officials say the Rapid Response Network has ramped up trainings and will deploy observers around Levi's Stadium during the week of the Super Bowl, with the hotline receiving more than 120 calls on some days.
- Political leaders also called for ICE funding cuts and impeachment of U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, while California Republican lawmakers criticized the bills as political and proposed ending sanctuary laws.
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California bill would bar ICE employees from becoming cops, teachers anywhere in the state
A newly proposed bill would bar ICE employees who worked for the agency under the Trump administration from becoming teachers or police officers in California as hostility toward immigration agents continues to simmer.
California lawmakers are pushing various immigration-related bills this year
From efforts to restrict rental companies from working with ICE to holding officers accountable for rights violations, we are tracking what California legislators are proposing this year.
Bill Would Bar ICE Employees from Jobs
YouTube@KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco A California lawmaker has introduced a bill that would bar people who worked for ICE under the Trump administration from being hired as teachers or police officers. Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farias, a Democrat from Martinez, says the measure would apply to all public schools, UC and CSU campuses, and local or state police departments. Supporters say the bill protects communities and public trust, while cri…
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