{"id":13026,"date":"2016-07-07T14:51:47","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T18:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=13026"},"modified":"2018-12-28T13:20:47","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T18:20:47","slug":"13026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2016\/07\/07\/13026\/","title":{"rendered":"Act Now to Stop CA from Handcuffing Law Enforcement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Act Now to Stop CA from Handcuffing Law Enforcement <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This week, the California Senate Public Safety Committee passed dangerous legislation that would further inhibit local law enforcements\u2019 ability to cooperate with federal immigration officials, even when it comes to the most dangerous criminal aliens already in custody.<\/span><\/p>\n

Assembly Bill 2792 (AB 2792)<\/a> requires law enforcement agencies to sign contracts, referred to as memoranda of understanding or MOUs, with the localities in which they are located BEFORE they may participate in any immigration enforcement program. This includes critical enforcement programs such as 287(g) and the Criminal Alien Program. By doing this, AB 2792 gives local governments the ability to prohibit and control law enforcement interactions with immigration officials entirely.<\/p>\n

Call your State Senator today and tell him or her to oppose AB 2792!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

AB 2792 is bad public policy because it:<\/p>\n