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Assembly Republicans Boycott Judiciary Committee Over Bill Essayli’s Removal

June 4, 2024 4:04 pmJune 4, 2024 4:08 pm

Republican members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee boycotted a hearing Tuesday to protest Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas recently removing Assemblyman Bill Essayli (R-Riverside), a former federal prosecutor, from the committee in retribution for Essayli criticizing Democrat colleagues for voting “to...

‘Democrats Don’t Want the Public to Know They’re Protecting Pedophiles’

May 21, 2024 3:24 pmMay 22, 2024 4:37 pm

“Democrats don’t want the public to know they’re protecting pedophiles, that’s why they cut my mic on the Assembly Floor! This is not democracy–it is tyranny.” That is what Assemblyman Bill Essayli said after attempting on Tuesday to get his...

Assemblyman Essayli Demanding Answers from Democrats For CA Sanctuary Policies

May 17, 2024 8:26 amMay 21, 2024 2:57 pm

California Democrats should be forced to take a position on sanctuary protections for illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes against minors, said Assemblyman Bill Essayli (R-Riverside). Essayli will be forcing a vote on his bill Tuesday, AB 2641 to end...

Immigrant Groups Oppose LA City Council’s Sanctuary City Proposal

March 10, 2023 2:20 amMarch 10, 2023 2:21 am

Multiple groups in Los Angeles came out in opposition to Tuesday’s Los Angeles City Council to make the city a “sanctuary city” for undocumented immigrants and stop the use of city resources to aid U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

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

November 18, 2021 2:29 amApril 3, 2022 8:21 am

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,...

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)...