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Huntington Beach Loses Legal Challenge to California’s Sanctuary Law

December 3, 2025 1:12 pmDecember 3, 2025 1:23 pm

A federal judge appointed by former President Joe Biden has dismissed without prejudice Huntington Beach’s lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 54 (SB 54), also known as the California Values Act (CVA), signed by former Governor Jerry Brown in 2018. Judge Sunshine...

New Bill Would Stop State Prison Employees From Transferring Immigrant Criminals to ICE Custody

February 24, 2021 6:09 pmFebruary 26, 2021 7:40 am

Wednesday, a bill that would stop state or local law enforcement from arresting or assisting in arresting in transferring prisoners for immigration enforcement reasons was given tentative Assembly committee dates. Assembly Bill 937, authored by Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles)...

California Appeals Court Rules That All Cities Must Follow Sanctuary City Law

January 13, 2020 4:50 pm

The California Fourth District Court of Appeals in Santa Ana has ruled that charter cities and other atypically classified cities have to follow the California Values Act (CVA), commonly known as the ‘sanctuary city law’. Under the CVA, which was...