Tag Archives: TRUST Act

Brown Signs Drivers License Bill for Undocumented Immigrants, Vetoes Deportation Limits

October 1, 2012, 9:41 am • Posted by Laird Harrison
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some illegal immigrants could get California drivers licenses under a bill that Gov. Jerry Brown announced he signed into law late Sunday. AB2189 by Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, will let the Department of Motor Vehicles … Continue reading »

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California Pushes Back Against Secure Communities

July 16, 2012, 12:50 pm • Posted by Caitlin Esch
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A bill making its way through the California state legislature would restrict how local law enforcement agencies cooperate with federal immigration authorities. If the Trust Act is passed, California will be the first state in the country to challenge the … Continue reading »

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How the High Court's Immigration Ruling Affects California

June 25, 2012, 3:54 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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California can't set immigration policy. That's the bottom line for Californians seeking to understand how their state could be affected by the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on  Arizona's immigration law, according to Kevin Johnson, dean of the University of California, … Continue reading »

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Assembly Committee Votes for AB 1081, Allowing Local Opt Out of Immigration Fingerprint Database

April 26, 2011, 10:07 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Today, the State Assembly's Public Safety Committee passed on to the full assembly AB 1081, also known as the TRUST Act. The bill, sponsored by San Francisco's Tom Ammiano, would give local governments the right to opt-out of Immigration and … Continue reading »

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