Dec 11
Every year, local law enforcement agencies receive thousands of requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to keep individuals in custody—even after they are entitled to release—while federal officers determine whether to initiate removal proceedings. Last Tuesday, California Attorney General Kamala Harris issued simple but groundbreaking guidance to all law enforcement agencies in the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/12/11/guidance-on-ice-detainers-sends-ripples-through-california/
Dec 04
For the third time in three years, lawmakers in California will seek passage of the TRUST Act, a so-called “anti-Arizona” bill that would limit the ability of local authorities to honor requests from immigration authorities to continue detaining individuals on behalf of the federal government. Although Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a similar version of the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/12/04/will-the-third-time-be-the-charm-for-the-trust-act-in-california/
Oct 01
In a disheartening development for immigrants’ rights advocates, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed the TRUST Act on Sunday just hours before it was scheduled to take effect. The measure, which was intended to minimize the humanitarian impact of the federal Secure Communities program, would have largely prohibited state and local jails from detaining suspects on …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/10/01/california-governor-vetoes-trust-act/
Sep 04
As we reported last week, the TRUST Act—a bill that would prevent local law enforcement agencies from honoring all requests to detain immigrants on the federal government’s behalf—has cleared the California state legislature and is awaiting the signature of state Governor Jerry Brown. Meanwhile, restrictionists and other proponents of Arizona-style immigration laws have begun mounting …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/09/04/busting-myths-about-the-california-trust-act/
Aug 30
The California TRUST Act (AB 1081) has now passed both houses of the state’s legislature and is awaiting Governor Jerry Brown’s signature. Passage of the TRUST Act would be an important step toward mitigating the harmful impact of the Secure Communities Program (S-Comm). Immigrant advocates from across the country are calling on Gov. Brown to …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/30/california-trust-act-awaits-governors-signature/
Jul 06
The California state Senate overwhelmingly approved the TRUST Act on Thursday, marking a significant step for a piece of legislation aimed at limiting the humanitarian impact of the Secure Communities program. The bill must still pass the state Assembly and be signed by Gov. Jerry Brown to become law, but its success thus far represents …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/07/06/in-california-trust-act-one-step-closer-to-becoming-law-2/
May 25
Last year, lawmakers in California were poised to pass a bill—known as the TRUST Act—to let local jurisdictions opt out of Secure Communities, the federal program that routes fingerprints taken at local jails to federal immigration authorities. Before final passage, however, federal officials rendered the bill moot by declaring that participation in the program was …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/05/25/in-california-lawmakers-mount-new-challenge-to-secure-communities-program/
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