The state attorney general on Friday met with immigrant rights groups and elected officials to discuss efforts to protect California's immigrants.
State Attorney General Rob Bonta met with immigrant rights groups and elected officials in San Diego to discuss his office's efforts to protect California's immigrant communities.
It is well-established—through longstanding Supreme Court precedent—that the U.S. Constitution prevents the federal government from commandeering states to enforce federal laws,” the statement read. “While the federal government may use its own resources for federal immigration enforcement,
California successfully defended its so-called sanctuary state laws during the first Trump administration. Attorney General Rob Bonta said the state is prepared to do so again.
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with the attorneys general of New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New
California is advising health care providers not to write down patients’ immigration status on bills and medical records and telling them they don’t have to assist federal agents in arrests. Some Massachusetts hospitals and clinics are posting privacy rights in emergency and waiting rooms in Spanish and other languages.
NY AG James, alongside Cal AG Bonta, spearheaded a coalition of 11 state AGs in releasing joint statement opposing local law enforcement on immigration.
A new change ends a policy that mostly prohibited agents from making immigration arrests at schools and other spots where children gather.
Attorney General Rob Bonta said he would defend birthright citizenship following an executive order by President Donald Trump, as California officials gear up for what is expected to be many legal challenges involving the new administration.
The Department of Justice is planning to investigate and possibly prosecute state and local officials who hinder Trump administration immigration efforts.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the Trump administration was employing a “scare tactic” following a recent memo from the Department of Justice that outlined pathways to prosecution for state officials who refuse to comply with federal immigration officers.
President Donald Trump's administration has directed U.S. prosecutors to criminally probe local officials who resist immigration enforcement efforts, intensifying a sweeping crackdown that Trump launc