Expands eligibility for state-funded resettlement and case management services to a broader group of noncitizens screened by DHS (including those not previously covered as asylees or specific crime victims), increasing state support for their integration and access to benefits.
The Enhanced Services for Asylees and Vulnerable Noncitizens (ESAVN) program is hereby established to provide resettlement services for persons who are currently residing in California and who meet both of the following conditions: (A) Entered the United States. (B) Are screened by the United States Department of Homeland Security during January 1, 2024, to January 1, 2026, inclusive.
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=No change to immigration enforcementmodel confidence 70%
Broadens the ESAVN program to cover more noncitizens screened by DHS (beyond prior asylee and vulnerable noncitizen limits), lowers the nonprofit experience threshold from 3 to 1 year, adds data collection and public reporting requirements, and funds case management for integration and benefits.
The bill would change the eligibility criteria to receive services under the program from asylees or vulnerable noncitizens, as described above, to persons who, among other things, are screened by the United States Department of Homeland Security during January 1, 2024, to January 1, 2026, inclusive.
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2026-02-02: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill substantively expands the scope of a state social services program providing case management, benefits navigation, employment support, and related resettlement aid to a wider set of noncitizens screened by DHS. This has no direct effect on immigration enforcement mechanisms (cooperation with ICE, sanctuary limits, state crimes, E-Verify, detention, or border operations) but indirectly restricts enforcement pressure by aiding integration and benefit access for more noncitizens; the changes are treated as neutral for the 'other' subtag due to the mix of eligibility expansion, lowered gr
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