A healthy and vibrant California is also a safe and secure California. Immigrants comprise over one-third of our workforce and almost one of every two children has an immigrant parent. Yet federal immigration enforcement by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is increasingly becoming entangled with local law enforcement and too often is eroding community trust and breaking apart the families that build California.
Below are resources on CIPC's enforcement work.
Statewide Survey: 'We're Not Feeling Any Safer'
Our recent survey of immigrant communities confirms that local law enforcement activities that target immigrants are widespread in California and are eroding community relationships with law enforcement.
The survey was conducted with input from a coalition of immigrant rights groups and with technical assistance from the Warren Institute at BerkeleyLaw.
Statewide Advocacy
CIPC contributes to several statewide efforts related to immigration enforcement, including on issues such as S-Comm (ICE's so-called "Secure Communities" fingerprinting dragnet), the use of detainers by ICE, roadside checkpoints and accompanying car impoundments, and tracking legislation potentially affecting immigrants caught up in the criminal justice system.
State Legislation related to Enforcement
The state legislature frequently sees proposals related to enforcement of immigration laws at the local level. Below is information about current proposals:
- AB 1081 (Ammiano) - the TRUST Act is a bill to restore trust and accountability to California's participation in the S-Comm program, respecting the wish of local communities to opt-out of the program and implement safeguards to guard against racial profiling. (
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