Immigration Officials: California Lawmakers and State Senate

immigration officials: It makes California a statewide sanctuary for many people who are in the country illegally, according to Metro News. The state Senate passed the measure on a 27-12 vote, sending it to the state Assembly over the objection of opponents who said it endangers the public by shielding felons from being deported. California lawmakers gave initial approval Monday to a measure that prevents law enforcement from co-operating with federal immigration officials, a measure that proponents said rebukes President Donald Trump for his immigration crackdown. The bill, SB54, advanced after Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, a Democrat from Los Angeles, amended it to let state and local law enforcement notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement federal agents before convicted serious or violent felons are released from custody. Passing the measure with a simple majority means it wouldn't take effect until Jan. 1, while the previous version would have taken effect immediately. De Leon also stripped the bill of a provision that would have required a two-thirds vote. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.