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California Senate approves bill curbing police immigration enforcement
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Tue Apr 4, 2017 | 1:02am EDT
California Senate approves bill curbing police immigration enforcement
The California Senate approved legislation on Monday to restrict police agencies statewide in assisting federal efforts to deport illegal immigrants, after the bill was amended to give local law enforcement more leeway in dealing with those who are violent offenders.
Senate passage of the bill comes amid a heated debate in California and across the country over the "sanctuary" movement, in which many local government leaders have sought to shield immigrants facing President Donald Trump's vow to step up deportations.
The measure now moves to the state Assembly, which like the Senate is controlled by Democrats but is a more conservative body as a whole.
State Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de Leon, a Los Angeles Democrat who is chief sponsor of the bill, called Monday's action "a rejection of President Trump's false and cynical portrayal of undocumented residents as a lawless community."
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California Senate approves bill curbing police immigration enforcement
The California Senate approved legislation on Monday to restrict police agencies statewide in assisting federal efforts to deport illegal immigrants, after the bill was amended to give local law enforcement more leeway in dealing with those who are violent offenders.
Senate passage of the bill comes amid a heated debate in California and across the country over the "sanctuary" movement, in which many local government leaders have sought to shield immigrants facing President Donald Trump's vow to step up deportations.
The measure now moves to the state Assembly, which like the Senate is controlled by Democrats but is a more conservative body as a whole.
State Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de Leon, a Los Angeles Democrat who is chief sponsor of the bill, called Monday's action "a rejection of President Trump's false and cynical portrayal of undocumented residents as a lawless community."
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-immigration-idUSKBN1760BR
