Immigration enforcement in California

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• CASB1399 2025-2026By Maria Durazo (D) · 13 cosponsors
  Locked detention facilities: civil immigration: reviews.

  AI summary Requires ongoing state reviews of conditions in locked detention facilities used for civil immigration proceedings, including those holding minors for federal agencies, so increases state oversight of immigration detention.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport
  Stage: Law Sep 29: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 759, Statutes of 2026.
• CAAB2495 2025-2026By Ash Kalra (D) +1 · 6 cosponsors
  Unlawful immigration-related practices.

  AI summary Expands the definition of unfair immigration-related practices to include misuse of E-Verify for retaliatory purposes and adds civil penalties, license suspensions, and presumptions of retaliation, so employers face greater risk when using E-Verify in ways that could deter workers from asserting any

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementemployment e verify, state federal cooperation, other
  Stage: Law Sep 29: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 748, Statutes of 2026.
• CAAB1994 2025-2026By David Alvarez (D) · 5 cosponsors
  Defending Immigrant Victims Act.

  AI summary Requires law enforcement to inform immigrant crime victims of immigration relief options and provide a card clarifying that local law enforcement does not enforce federal immigration laws, so less immigration enforcement by local agencies.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
  =No change to immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
  Stage: Law Sep 29: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 746, Statutes of 2026.
• CAAB1807 2025-2026By Juan Carrillo (D) +2 · 14 cosponsors⚠ check quote
  Immigration enforcement: use of state-owned property.

  AI summary Prohibits use of state-owned property (including staging, processing, or detaining) for immigration enforcement and requires documentation and notification to the Attorney General of any attempted use, so less immigration enforcement by state or local government.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, detention transport
  Stage: Law Sep 29: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 744, Statutes of 2026.
• CAAB1655 2025-2026By Isaac Bryan (D) · 2 cosponsors
  CalWORKs: temporary absence: immigration detention.

  AI summary Treats immigration detainees as temporarily absent from home for CalWORKs eligibility purposes, allowing families to continue receiving cash aid and services without reduction during detention, so less immigration enforcement impact on state benefits.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
  Stage: Law Sep 29: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 742, Statutes of 2026.
• CASB1323 2025-2026By Susan Rubio (D) · 1 cosponsor
  Health care providers: patient access: immigration enforcement.

  AI summary Requires health care facilities to bar immigration enforcement access to nonpublic areas without a judicial warrant, to post notices limiting such access, to train staff on limiting responses to immigration requests, and to handle detainee notification requests, so less immigration enforcement in or

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
  =No change to immigration enforcementother
  Stage: Law Sep 27: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 698, Statutes of 2026.
• CASB1194 2025-2026By Anna Caballero (D) · 5 cosponsors
  Immigration Legal Fellowship Project.

  AI summary Establishes a state-funded fellowship project to expand access to immigration legal services including removal defense, so more legal representation for immigrants facing enforcement actions.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
  =No change to immigration enforcementother
  Stage: ✕ Vetoed Sep 27: In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
• CAAB2624 2025-2026By Mia Bonta (D) · 9 cosponsors
  Privacy for immigration support services providers.

  AI summary Establishes an address confidentiality program for immigration support services providers, employees, and volunteers facing threats, and prohibits doxxing or posting their personal information with intent to incite violence or threats, so state and local agencies limit sharing of their addresses and

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, other
  Stage: Law Aug 22: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 117, Statutes of 2026.
• CASB1257 2025-2026By Jesse Arreguin (D) · 2 cosponsors⚠ check quote
  Federal immigration enforcement: report.

  AI summary Mandates annual public reporting by the Attorney General on immigration enforcement incidents at sensitive locations (with details on date, county, location type, agency, resolution, and legal actions), while prohibiting inclusion of personally identifiable information or physical addresses, and re

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
  =No change to immigration enforcementother
  Stage: Passed one chamber Aug 13: August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
• CASB1103 2025-2026By Sasha Renee Perez (D) · 1 cosponsor
  Large retail stores: immigration enforcement: reporting.

  AI summary Requires large retail stores to report immigration enforcement activity on their premises to the Attorney General and counties, and to disclose related policies on their websites, so more state and local government involvement in and monitoring of immigration enforcement.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, other
  Stage: Passed one chamber Aug 13: August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
• CASB1422 2025-2026By Maria Durazo (D) · 19 cosponsors
  Medi-Cal: eligibility: immigration status.

  AI summary Expands Medi-Cal eligibility to more individuals without satisfactory immigration status by phasing out service limitations (such as restricting to pregnancy and emergency services only) when budget conditions allow, so less immigration enforcement via reduced cooperation with federal Medicaid alien

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcement ✓ Reviewedsanctuary policies
  =No change to immigration enforcementother
  Stage: Committee Jun 8: Ordered to inactive file.
• CASB915 2025-2026By Caroline Menjivar (D) +1
  Health care provider entities: patients accompanied by immigration enforcement officers.

  AI summary Requires health care facilities to verify and document immigration officers' identities, ask them to leave patient rooms during care discussions, bar them from influencing medical decisions, prohibit blackout policies (which conceal patient presence), and report noncompliance, so less immigration-en

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
  Stage: Committee May 14: May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
• CASB1243 2025-2026By Maria Durazo (D)
  Unlawful detainer: Tenant Protections for Immigrant Families Act of 2026.

  AI summary Creates eviction protections, debt relief, and court stays for tenants experiencing income loss from immigration enforcement activities like arrests, detentions, or removals, limiting landlords' ability to evict or penalize for nonpayment of rent tied to such activities.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
  Stage: Committee May 14: May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
• CAAB2600 2025-2026By Mia Bonta (D) · 4 cosponsors
  Immigration: access to legal counsel.

  AI summary Expands state-funded legal representation for indigent noncitizens in immigration proceedings connected to California, including those in federal custody or with a nexus to the state, which increases barriers to removal and reduces the practical effectiveness of state and local cooperation with ICE.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
  =No change to immigration enforcementother
  Stage: Committee May 14: In committee: Held under submission.
• CAAB2019 2025-2026By Mike Gipson (D)
  Community colleges: deported or detained faculty.

  AI summary Requires community colleges to allow deported or detained faculty (due to immigration enforcement or related threats) to continue teaching remotely, so less immigration enforcement by state/local government in the education context.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, other
  Stage: Committee May 14: In committee: Held under submission.
• CAAB2669 2025-2026By Mike Gipson (D)
  Pleas: immigration.

  AI summary Requires prosecutors to meet and confer with defense to avoid adverse immigration consequences of pleas/convictions/sentences, with a rebuttable presumption of violation, hearings, and remedies if they decline alternative pleas that would avoid such consequences, so less immigration enforcement via

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, other
  Stage: Committee Apr 21: In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
• CAAB2500 2025-2026By Celeste Rodriguez (D)⚠ check quote
  Immigration services: immigration bonds.

  AI summary Expands the definition of 'immigration benefits' eligible for state-funded nonprofit grants to include assistance with immigration bonds, so more state resources support immigration-related legal services.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementother
  Stage: Committee Apr 14: In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
• CAAB2271 2025-2026By Robert Garcia (D)
  Immigrant benefits: loss of income: federal DHS enforcement.

  AI summary Creates a state benefits program for immigrants who lose income due to federal DHS enforcement actions and prohibits the administering department from inquiring into immigration status, recording it, or contacting employers to verify it, so less immigration enforcement by state government.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, other
  Stage: Committee Mar 24: Re-referred to Com. on INS.
• CAAB1966 2025-2026By James Ramos (D) +1
  Sentencing enhancements: crimes against undocumented individuals.

  AI summary Adds a sentencing enhancement specifically for crimes against undocumented individuals, increasing state penalties for offenses tied to immigration status and thereby expanding the scope of state-level immigration-related enforcement through heightened criminal punishments.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border
  Stage: Committee Mar 18: In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
• CASB554 2025-2026By Brian Jones (R) · 8 cosponsors
  Law enforcement: immigration enforcement.

  AI summary Requires law enforcement agencies to respond to immigration authorities' requests for release dates and to perform specified limited exceptions to cooperation prohibitions (such as for individuals with certain criminal convictions), while removing local discretion and preempting additional local-pro

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Failed Feb 2: Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).
• CASB12 2025-2026By Lena Gonzalez (D) · 13 cosponsors
  State government: Immigrant and Refugee Affairs Agency: Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs.

  AI summary Limits interagency data sharing to demographics only, prohibits sharing personal information of immigrants and refugees outside the agency, and bars the agency from using resources to participate or assist in immigration enforcement, so less immigration enforcement by state government.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Failed Feb 2: Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
• CAAB85 2025-2026By Bill Essayli (R)⚠ check quote
  Law enforcement: cooperation with immigration authorities.

  AI summary Requires local law enforcement to detain, transfer, and share release information with immigration authorities for anyone convicted of a felony, so more immigration enforcement.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Failed Feb 2: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
• CAAB548 2025-2026By Jose Solache (D)⚠ check quote
  Enhanced Services for Asylees and Vulnerable Noncitizens program.

  AI summary 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.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
  =No change to immigration enforcementother
  Stage: ✕ Failed Feb 2: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
• CAAB421 2025-2026By Jose Solache (D)⚠ check quote
  Immigration enforcement: prohibitions on access, sharing information, and law enforcement collaboration.

  AI summary Adds a prohibition on California law enforcement agencies from collaborating with or providing any information to immigration authorities regarding proposed or underway enforcement actions within one mile of sensitive locations like childcare facilities, religious institutions, hospitals or medical,

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Failed Feb 2: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
• CAAB18 2025-2026By Carl DeMaio (R)
  California Secure Borders Act of 2025.

  AI summary Repeals California's sanctuary law (SB 54), which had limited local cooperation with federal immigration authorities, so more immigration enforcement by state and local government.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Failed Feb 2: Died at Desk.
• CAAB1481 2025-2026By David Tangipa (R) · 1 cosponsor
  Income tax: credit: immigration.

  AI summary Provides a state income tax credit to offset the federal I-130 Petition for Alien Relative filing fee for qualifying low-to-moderate income taxpayers, making legal family-based immigration less expensive.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementother
  Stage: ✕ Failed Feb 2: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
• CAAB1442 2025-2026By David Alvarez (D) +3 · 3 cosponsors
  Essential Worker Commission.

  AI summary Creates a state commission to analyze and recommend state or federal legislative measures to authorize and legalize currently unauthorized essential workers (including undocumented ones) to remain and work lawfully in California, which would reduce state-level barriers to their employment and limit

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, other
  Stage: ✕ Failed Feb 2: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
• CAAB1300 2025-2026By Jessica Caloza (D)
  State and local government: data protection and privacy: immigration.

  AI summary Prohibits state and local agencies from sharing PII with federal immigration enforcement agencies without a judicial warrant or court order, and limits collection of immigration-related PII, so less immigration enforcement.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Failed Feb 2: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
• CAAB1254 2025-2026By LaShae Sharp-Collins (D)
  GO-Biz: local immigrant integration initiatives: reporting.

  AI summary Requires that no entity seek or disclose immigration status information unnecessary for eligibility, and bars records of participant information from public disclosure, so less immigration enforcement by local governments.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
  Stage: ✕ Failed Feb 2: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
• CAAB1012 2025-2026By Bill Essayli (R)⚠ check quote
  Medi-Cal: immigration status.

  AI summary Makes undocumented immigrants ineligible for full-scope Medi-Cal benefits (repealing prior expansions of eligibility to those without satisfactory immigration status), so less state spending on health coverage for non-citizens in line with federal Medicaid limits.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
  Stage: ✕ Failed Feb 2: Died at Desk.
• CASJR9 2025-2026By Jesse Arreguin (D) +3 · 6 cosponsors
  Immigrants in California: mass immigration raids.

  AI summary Condemns federal mass immigration raids and military involvement in enforcement, while affirming California's commitment to protect immigrants regardless of status and expanding legal services for those affected, so less state or local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, other
  Stage: Law Jan 28: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 1, Statutes of 2026.
• CAAB695 2025-2026By Mike Fong (D) +1 · 1 cosponsor
  California Community Colleges Access and Continuity for Deported Students Act.

  AI summary Exempts deported students (including those removed by immigration enforcement) from nonresident tuition for online community college enrollment and allows them to retain in-state residency status upon return, reducing barriers to education for people subject to immigration enforcement.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, other
  Stage: ✕ Vetoed Jan 22: Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
• CAAB1348 2025-2026By Jasmeet Bains (D)
  Average daily attendance: emergencies: immigration enforcement activity: independent study plans.

  AI summary Treating immigration enforcement activity as an emergency that reduces school funding penalties and exempting related records from public disclosure makes schools less likely to cooperate with or assist federal immigration authorities.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, other
  Stage: ✕ Vetoed Jan 22: Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
• CAAB1136 2025-2026By Liz Ortega (D) +1 · 4 cosponsors⚠ check quote
  Employment: immigration and work authorization.

  AI summary Requires employers to provide unpaid leave, reinstatement, and rehire rights for employees facing immigration proceedings or work authorization issues, and prohibits discharge solely for pending proceedings (if work-authorized), so less immigration enforcement by private actors and reduced practical

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, other
  Stage: ✕ Vetoed Jan 22: Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
• CASB670 2025-2026By Sabrina Cervantes (D) · 1 cosponsor
  Adult Education Program: immigrant integration.

  AI summary Defines 'immigrant integration' in adult education law to emphasize welcoming immigrants with programs for linguistic, economic, civic, and social integration plus contributions to communities, which supports immigrant services rather than enforcement.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementother
  Stage: Law Oct 13, 2025: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 779, Statutes of 2025.
• CASB580 2025-2026By Maria Durazo (D)⚠ check quote
  Attorney General: immigration enforcement policies.

  AI summary Requires state and local agencies to implement model policies limiting interaction with immigration authorities and limiting database information available for immigration enforcement, so less immigration enforcement.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
  Stage: Law Oct 12, 2025: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 670, Statutes of 2025.
• CASB307 2025-2026By Sabrina Cervantes (D)
  Public postsecondary education: immigration enforcement.

  AI summary Requires public universities to adopt policies protecting undocumented students' academic status, financial aid eligibility, and reenrollment when affected by immigration enforcement, limiting the practical impact of federal enforcement on campus.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
  Stage: Law Oct 12, 2025: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 668, Statutes of 2025.
• CASB281 2025-2026By Sasha Renee Perez (D) · 4 cosponsors
  Pleas: immigration advisement.

  AI summary Requires courts to give a specific verbatim immigration-consequences warning before accepting a guilty or nolo contendere plea, and clarifies the presumption and remedies for failure to advise, so defendants facing criminal charges receive more standardized notice of potential immigration effects.

  =No change to immigration enforcementother
  Stage: Law Oct 12, 2025: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 666, Statutes of 2025.
• CAAB495 2025-2026By Celeste Rodriguez (D) · 21 cosponsors
  Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025.

  AI summary Expands limits on schools and daycare facilities sharing information with or assisting immigration enforcement officers (e.g., requiring judicial warrants for nonpublic areas, barring disclosure of records without consent/warrant, mandating reports of ICE requests, and updating model policies to bar

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
  ↔Mixed immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
  Stage: Law Oct 12, 2025: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 664, Statutes of 2025.
• CAAB419 2025-2026By Damon Connolly (D)
  Educational equity: immigration enforcement.

  AI summary Adds requirements to post immigration enforcement guides, bars immigration officers from nonpublic school areas without a judicial warrant, prohibits sharing pupil or family information without consent or court order, and updates model policies to limit assistance with immigration enforcement at the

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
  Stage: Law Oct 12, 2025: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 663, Statutes of 2025.
• CAAB1261 2025-2026By Mia Bonta (D) · 7 cosponsors
  Immigration: immigrant youth: access to legal counsel.

  AI summary Expands state-funded legal representation for immigrant youth in immigration proceedings, including removal and asylum cases, which limits practical cooperation with federal enforcement by aiding defense against deportation.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, other
  Stage: Law Oct 12, 2025: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 665, Statutes of 2025.
• CASB98 2025-2026By Sasha Renee Perez (D) · 11 cosponsors
  Elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education: immigration enforcement: notification.

  AI summary Requires K-12 schools and postsecondary campuses to notify parents, students, staff, and community members when immigration enforcement is confirmed on site, and adds this to school safety plans, so less immigration enforcement.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, other
  Stage: Law Sep 20, 2025: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 124, Statutes of 2025.
• CAAB49 2025-2026By Celeste Rodriguez (D) +4 · 21 cosponsors⚠ check quote
  Schoolsites: immigration enforcement.

  AI summary Prohibits immigration enforcement officers from entering nonpublic school areas without a judicial warrant, bars schools from sharing pupil or family information without consent or a warrant/subpoena/court order, and requires updated model policies limiting assistance with immigration enforcement,so

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
  Stage: Law Sep 20, 2025: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 122, Statutes of 2025.
• CASB841 2025-2026By Susan Rubio (D) +1 · 3 cosponsors
  Immigration enforcement.

  AI summary Bars employees of homeless shelters, rape crisis centers, domestic violence shelters, family justice centers, and human trafficking service providers from allowing immigration enforcement access to nonpublic areas without a valid judicial warrant (except as required by law), so less immigration-enfo

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
  =No change to immigration enforcementother
  Stage: Passed one chamber Sep 9, 2025: Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
• CAAB1066 2025-2026By Leticia Castillo (R)
  Immigration services: grants.

  AI summary Prohibits grant funds for immigration legal services from being used to obstruct or interfere with federal enforcement actions or legal proceedings against individuals convicted of a felony who are unlawfully present, including litigation or measures to shield them from apprehension or deportation,

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, sanctuary policies
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jun 2, 2025: From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).

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