In message of defiance to Trump, lawmakers vote to make California a sanctuary state
In message of defiance to Trump, lawmakers vote to make California a sanctuary state
By Kristine Phillips
September 16 at 6:25 PM
In what appeared to be an act of defiance against President Trump and to the dismay of many in law enforcement, California lawmakers took a significant step toward making the state a so-called “sanctuary state.”
The California Senate on Saturday passed Senate Bill 54, controversial legislation that would protect undocumented immigrants from possible deportation by prohibiting local law enforcement agencies, including school police and security departments, from cooperating with federal immigration officials. It also forbids law enforcement from inquiring about a person’s immigration status.
The California Values Act provides an expansive protection to the state’s undocumented population, estimated to be about 2.7 million, at a time when the Trump administration continues an aggressive crackdown on those who are in the country illegally and on so-called sanctuary cities — communities that limit local law enforcement’s cooperation with immigration agents.
The strictly party-line vote sends the bill to California Gov. Jerry Brown (D), who is expected to sign it in to law.
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