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California Bill Seeks to Curb Local Police Support for ICE in Rights-Violating Operations

Backers say it would close sanctuary-law gaps by letting courts require local agencies to follow state limits.

State Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez, D-Alhambra, has introduced legislation that aims to keep federal immigration agents from calling on local law enforcement to assist them while carrying out operations involving what the lawmaker considers racial profiling, the criminalization of free speech or the use of “unauthorized military weapons.” Protesters are seen trailing federal agents’ vehicles during ICE immigration raids in downtown Los Angeles in this June 6, 2025, file photo. (Photo by Ryanne Mena, SCNG)
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Overview

  • State Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez introduced SB 1105, the Protect California Rights Act, at a Los Angeles event on Feb. 16.
  • The proposal would bar local assistance to federal operations that involve racial or identity profiling, suppression of protected speech, or use of unauthorized military-style weapons.
  • Provisions affirm Californians’ right to monitor or record enforcement activity, responding to reports of observers detained or blocked during ICE actions.
  • Supporters cited recent incidents, including an LAPD perimeter around an ICE operation last June, a Pasadena detention of an observer, and a video alleging Alhambra police aided federal agents.
  • The bill is co-sponsored by ACLU California Action and CHIRLA, lists Sens. Lena Gonzalez and Scott Wiener and Assemblymembers Sade Elhawary, Mike Fong and Mark González as co-authors, and faces continued defense of ICE tactics from federal officials.