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A sanctuary law aimed to 'Trump-proof' California on immigration. What has it accomplished?

Andrea Castillo

March 03, 2025 |

Los Angeles Times |

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Response Location: United States, California

A California law enacted in 2018 limits local law enforcement’s cooperation with federal immigration officials, preventing local police from arresting someone solely for having a deportation order or keeping them in custody longer than necessary to allow time for immigration officers to arrive. The state’s share of national ICE arrests has fallen, as has the number of people transferred from state prison to ICE custody, but challenges to California’s law and “sanctuary” policies like it are mounting.

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