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CA Attorney General Bonta Files Request To Reinstate His Own Legislation Banning Private Prisons

November 18, 2021 2:29 amNovember 24, 2021 2:07 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an en banc (full bench) Appeals Court rehearing on Wednesday against the Court’s ruling last month that struck down California’s ban on private prisons. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story,...

9th Circuit Overturns California’s Law Banning For-Profit Prisons

October 6, 2021 2:30 amOctober 6, 2021 6:28 am

In a 2-1 decision, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down California’s AB 32 ban on privately owned immigration detention facilities on Tuesday, finding that it interfered with the federal government’s ability to uphold the law. In 2019, Assembly...

Bill To Stop CA Prisons From Transferring Illegal Immigrant Prisoners To ICE Custody Passes Senate Committee

July 15, 2021 2:34 amJuly 14, 2021 9:39 pm

A bill that would halt state or local law enforcement from arresting, detaining, or assisting in arresting in transferring prisoners for immigration enforcement reasons was passed in the Senate Public Safety Committee 4-1. Assembly Bill 937, authored by Assemblywoman Wendy...

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)...

Judge Issues Temporary Order In Favor Of California In Private Prison Closures Over Fed. Government, GEO Group

July 18, 2020 6:47 amJuly 21, 2020 8:19 pm

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino issued a temporary order in favor of California over the Trump Administration and the private prison company GEO Group over the legality of the state’s January ban on for-profit prisons. Private, for-profit prison...

Trump Admin Reverses Policy Revoking Foreign Students’ Visas

July 15, 2020 3:10 pmJuly 15, 2020 3:13 pm

Pummeled by lawsuits from California, the University of California, the University of Southern California, 20 states, and and scores of colleges and universities, the Trump Administration yesterday abruptly backed off its policy revoking visas for foreign students who take classes...

Latest CA Attorney General Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Hyperbolic Assault

July 13, 2020 1:29 amJuly 13, 2020 7:11 am

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra sued the Trump Administration last Thursday over its edict that would revoke the visas of foreign students who only take classes online, claiming that ICE exceeded its authority with the directive, and it would endanger...