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Newsom said California’s “sanctuary” law is the right course of action to balance the state building trust with immigrant communities while giving the federal government the room to deport undocumented criminals in prison, according to a A Newsom spokesperson confirmed that he plans to reject Assembly Bill 15 if it passes.
Newsom vetoed a similar bill last year. Assembly Bill 15, which was introduced by a Democrat, would expand the “sanctuary” law, SB 54, to include the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The current law allows the state prison system to work with ICE to take custody of people convicted of a felony who have finished their terms. According to state records, since Newsom took office in 2019, California’s correctional system has coordinated with ICE on transferring around 10,600 inmates into federal custody. Newsom has stressed that California’s prison system should still limit its communication with federal immigration enforcement to make sure ICE agents only come into contact with undocumented immigrants when they enter prison and are approaching the end of their sentence.The DOJ is suing New York over its “Green Light Law,” which prevents the Department of Motor Vehicles from sharing information it gathers about noncitizens with federal law enforcement officials. A similar lawsuit was filed against Illinois for its Way Forward Act, TRUST Act, Welcoming City Act, and
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