California leaders push back against federal immigration crackdown

California state leaders, including assembly members and senators, gathered Monday to express their solidarity with Minnesota against the federal immigration crackdown, following two recent deadly shootings involving federal immigration agents.”We will do everything in our power to protect California residents from ICE’s out-of-control illegal violence,” said Speaker of the Assembly Robert Rivas.The push for greater oversight of federal immigration operations comes after the deaths of ICU nurse Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minnesota. “ICE’s behavior has crossed the line from enforcement to execution,” said Assembly Member Tasha Boerner. “When there’s a tyranny of the executive in this country, our Constitution demands us to speak up.”California and Sacramento leaders are considering how far their policies can extend while still adhering to federal law. Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel announced two bills aimed at preventing federal agents from using state property as staging areas and requiring independent state investigations into any shootings by federal immigration agents in California. “We believe that we have a moral obligation, an ethical obligation to use our power and our authority as state lawmakers to push back against this violence and chaos that we’re seeing from the Trump administration,” Gabriel said.Watch the Monday press conference with California lawmakers in the video player below:At the local level, the Sacramento City Council is contemplating updates to the city’s immigration platform, which has not been revised since 2017. Proposed changes include stronger data protections for residents, prohibiting city officials, employees, and contractors from sharing any city data that could reveal a person’s immigration status. “We can’t wait for the crisis to come to us,” said Council Member Mai Vang. “We have to be prepared, and we have another two and a half years, three years of this presidency, and the city of Sacramento needs to be prepared.”Vang also highlighted the fear among refugee and immigrant families. “So many of our refugee and immigrant families and residents are living in fear, waking up every day wondering if they’re going to be separated from their loved ones and we have to do everything we can – we at the local level, the first line of defense,” Vang said.Additionally, State Senator Susan Rubio is advocating for Senate Bill 882, which aims to keep courts accessible and safe by allowing certain court appearances to occur remotely through January 2029.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

California state leaders, including assembly members and senators, gathered Monday to express their solidarity with Minnesota against the federal immigration crackdown, following two recent deadly shootings involving federal immigration agents.

“We will do everything in our power to protect California residents from ICE’s out-of-control illegal violence,” said Speaker of the Assembly Robert Rivas.

The push for greater oversight of federal immigration operations comes after the deaths of ICU nurse Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minnesota.

“ICE’s behavior has crossed the line from enforcement to execution,” said Assembly Member Tasha Boerner. “When there’s a tyranny of the executive in this country, our Constitution demands us to speak up.”

California and Sacramento leaders are considering how far their policies can extend while still adhering to federal law. Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel announced two bills aimed at preventing federal agents from using state property as staging areas and requiring independent state investigations into any shootings by federal immigration agents in California.

“We believe that we have a moral obligation, an ethical obligation to use our power and our authority as state lawmakers to push back against this violence and chaos that we’re seeing from the Trump administration,” Gabriel said.

Watch the Monday press conference with California lawmakers in the video player below:

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At the local level, the Sacramento City Council is contemplating updates to the city’s immigration platform, which has not been revised since 2017. Proposed changes include stronger data protections for residents, prohibiting city officials, employees, and contractors from sharing any city data that could reveal a person’s immigration status.

“We can’t wait for the crisis to come to us,” said Council Member Mai Vang. “We have to be prepared, and we have another two and a half years, three years of this presidency, and the city of Sacramento needs to be prepared.”

Vang also highlighted the fear among refugee and immigrant families.

“So many of our refugee and immigrant families and residents are living in fear, waking up every day wondering if they’re going to be separated from their loved ones and we have to do everything we can – we at the local level, the first line of defense,” Vang said.

Additionally, State Senator Susan Rubio is advocating for Senate Bill 882, which aims to keep courts accessible and safe by allowing certain court appearances to occur remotely through January 2029.

See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel