CALIFORNIA IMMIGRATION PROTECTION BILLS

‘Sanctuary state’: Senate Bill 54, by Senate Leader Kevin de León, D-Los Angeles, aims to prevent local law enforcement officers from assisting with President Trump’s promised crackdown on illegal immigration by restricting communication and coordination between local officers and federal agents about people in custody, with the exception of those convicted of most felonies within the past 15years.

Landlords and housing: Assembly Bill 291, by Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, will make it illegal for landlords to use someone’s real or perceived immigration status against them. Assembly Bill 299, by Assemblyman Ian Calderon, D-Whittier, would bar public entities from seeking information from property managers about a tenant’s immigration status.

Workplace raids: Another bill by Chiu, Assembly Bill 450, was carried in anticipation of stepped-up workplace immigration raids. It will call on an employer to require proper court documents before allowing immigration agents access to the workplace or to employee information. ‘Dreamer’ and student protections: Assembly Bill 699by Assemblyman Patrick O’Donnell, D-Long Beach, prevents schools from collecting information about the immigration status of students or their families and requires school officials to report requests for information or access to a school from immigration authorities to the governing board, among other measures