Los Alamitos Votes to Attack Immigrants

Posted on April 17, 2018April 18, 2018 by Policy

Late on Monday evening, the City of Los Alamitos passed a resolution (4-1) declaring themselves exempt from SB 54, the California Values Act, after almost 5 hours of public testimony. SB 54 allows local police to contact ICE prior to the release of a felon or violent criminal but does not require them to do so. Law Enforcement agencies cannot be mandated to do federal immigration work at city expense and in the process erode public trust in their police. The lone dissenting vote against the Los ...

Call California Senators for SB 54 and SB 6

Posted on March 23, 2017March 23, 2017 by Policy

Two California bills would protect the immigrant community. We urge your support! SB 54 would prohibit local police forces from helping federal authorities deport people who are in the U.S. illegally. “(The) worst thing we want to do is in fact have police officers leave their beats, leave the communities that they are sworn to protect and serve to go on and assist ICE federal agents -- to set up a perimeter around an elementary school to wait for mothers to pick up their children,” De Le...