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TRUST Act Passes California Senate: Bill Would Override 'Secure Communities,' Protect Illegal Immigrants From Deportation

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ICE, begone.
The most liberal immigration legislation since California's DREAM Act just passed the state Senate 21-13 -- and it has a good chance of making its way through the Assembly and the governor's office, as well.

The TRUST Act, otherwise known as the Anti-Arizona Act, would more or less override the federally mandated Secure Communities program, which currently allows local cops to call up ICE anytime they come in contact with an illegal immigrant. Straight from the bill's front page:

This bill would prohibit a law enforcement official, as defined, from detaining an individual on the basis of a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement hold after that individual becomes eligible for release from criminal custody, unless the local agency adopts a plan that meets certain requirements prior to or after compliance with the immigration hold, and, at the time that the individual becomes eligible for release from criminal custody, certain conditions are met.

The bill was already passed by the Assembly last year in a more infantile form, so its next hurdle looks to be a low one. And Governor Brown, though there's no way to know for sure how he'll vote, has historically swayed far left on immigration policy.

Fox News' interpretation of AB 1081 is that it would "create a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants seeking protection from Arizona's strict immigration law."

Indeed, the ballsy California legislation does laugh in the face of Arizona's new law requiring police to racially profile everyone they pull over -- and the recent Supreme Court decision that upheld it.

But the Obama Administration might be on California's side. In response to the court's pro-Arizona ruling, the Department of Homeland Security declared it would not respond to police calls that resulted from warrantless immigration checks.

The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights is heartily celebrating the senate's decision today. CHIRLA has argued that...

"...the TRUST Act protects against the wasteful incarceration of those who would otherwise be released, held for no other reason than ICE's out of balance priorities. People shouldn't be whisked into ICE's hands before they've even had their day in court."

L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca, a staunch supporter of Secure Communities (and SoCal's own Sheriff Joe Arpaio, in our opinion), has unsurprisingly come out in opposition of the TRUST Act.

He argues that Secure Communities is a necessary enforcement tool -- even though report upon report has shown that thousands of non-criminal immigrants are getting caught in the cross-hairs of a program that's supposed to be "prioritizing the removal of individuals who present the most significant threats to public safety."

The TRUST Act, however, seeks to solidify the definition of a "priority" offender as someone who would be jailed in any case, irregardless of their immigration status -- a huge step in painting a legal gray area black.

[@simone_electra / swilson@laweekly.com / @LAWeeklyNews]

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leonmusi
leonmusi

Lee Baca is a poor excuse for a human being and he is very much a fascist after being in his jail in 2007 for an old warrant involving a traffic infraction and being bullied,physically abused beaten and berated by his illustrious poorly educated steroid and amphetamine  dosed  staff

I decided to leave the U.S.  the LASD are the modern version of 1930's Nazi German brown shirts  I am so glad I acn Say the following now

 

Lee Baca and LASD F*&$£ YOU YOU F*&%

ING BUNCH OF ABUSIVE FASCIST C**!S !!!!!

 

 

bobg7
bobg7

The California TRUST Act directly conflicts with California penal Code section 834b which says:

 

(a) Every law enforcement agency in California shall fully cooperate with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service regarding any person who is arrested if he or she is suspected of being present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws.    (b) With respect to any such person who is arrested, and suspected of being present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws, every law enforcement agency shall do the following:    (1) Attempt to verify the legal status of such person as a citizen of the United States, an alien lawfully admitted as a permanent resident, an alien lawfully admitted for a temporary period of time or as an alien who is present in the United States in violation of immigration laws. The verification process may include, but shall not be limited to, questioning the person regarding his or her date and place of birth, and entry into the United States, and demanding documentation to indicate his or her legal status.    (2) Notify the person of his or her apparent status as an alien who is present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws and inform him or her that, apart from any criminal justice proceedings, he or she must either obtain legal status or leave the United States.    (3) Notify the Attorney General of California and the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service of the apparent illegal status and provide any additional information that may be requested by any other public entity.    (c) Any legislative, administrative, or other action by a city, county, or other legally authorized local governmental entity with jurisdictional boundaries, or by a law enforcement agency, to prevent or limit the cooperation required by subdivision (a) is expressly prohibited.

 

Therefore it cannot become law!!!

guest
guest

The state is swimming in red ink, has the largest population of illegals in the country and now wants to encourage even more of them to come, stay and take of advantage of our dwindling services and resources.  The California Democratic lawmakers, including the Governor, are selling our state for the sake of their own re-elections!   Have the courage to vote them all out of office!

Patricia_6410
Patricia_6410

Ironic, Mexicans have already been deported it's funny how they try to fix their image

Valleybuilt
Valleybuilt

There are no comments in support of this Bogus bill.  Who voted for these idiots?  I'm ready to move out.  This state is tanking......

Christopher Neal
Christopher Neal

Yeppers, O'blahblah is great at doing nothing. Just like with gay marriage: he said he supports it but will let the states decide = nothing.  Have you ever read Shakespeare's Macbeth? O'blamer reminds me of King Duncan with all his lavish promises that amount to nothing. 

Dave Francis
Dave Francis

WHISTLE BLOWER TELLS OF ILLEGAL ALIENS DEFRAUDING TAX PAYERS.   Although the truth seems to remain subdued, the illegal alien child tax credit is ready to resurface. My guess the IRS, the Obama administration prefer the truth not to come out.  This however is a very serious situation, especially when Whistle-Blower steps forward and tell the truth about this disgraceful state of affairs.  This is an article from the NumbersUSA website, which the open border fanatics would certainly not want you to see:   The Treasury Department’s Inspector General determined that $4.2 billion was paid in 2010, up from less than $1 billion in 2005. Leading Democrats are resisting a bill that would stop future payments. YOU MIGHT DEMAND FROM THE OBAMA INJUSTICE DEPARTMENT, WHY ARETHEY PURSUING ARIZONA, ALABAMA, GEORGIA, UTAH, SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOME OF THE OTHER STATES, WHEN THEY ARE  TRYING TO PROTECT THEIR LAWFUL INHABITANTS FROM THE ILLEGAL ALIEN FINANCIAL INVASION?   In WTHR’s latest report on Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) abuse and fraud, the Indianapolis NBC affiliate discussed revelations brought forward by an IRS whistleblower - "We were being told by upper management to ignore fraud, to assign ITIN numbers and...Pay out refunds to people who are laying…It's a license to steal when you allow that."   Howard Antelis, a tax examiner at the IRS's ITIN processing center in Texas, contacted WTHR after seeing its series on ITIN fraud. He and other tax examiners said that IRS managers, for years, instructed them to "look the other way" while processing ITIN applications that appear to be fraudulent – even if they contain clear signs of criminal activity.   One time, Howard decided to investigate ITIN applications for dozens of children attending the same school in South Carolina. (Adult tax filers can request an ITIN for a child in order to get child tax credits and a larger tax refund.) He discovered the school didn't exist, but his bosses ordered him to approve the scam applications anyway.   Howard said, "We're tax examiners but the truth is we're not supposed to look into anything…It's like an assembly line…Get it out of here and don't worry about the fraud. Fraud slows us down…We're supposed to protect taxpayers, so somebody had to say something." He decided to call the Inspector General's office in Washington, D.C.   The IG's office sent auditors to interview Howard and other tax examiners. They learned that IRS employees were actually encouraged to ignore signs of fraud. The final report on the investigation, which took over a year, will be released this summer. It's expected to show that millions of illegal aliens can get ITINs by filing fraudulent paperwork.   "It's pure negligence by management and they've been trying to keep it quiet," Howard said. "There is a criminal element that is defrauding the U.S. government by filing mountains and mountains of these fraudulent applications…[The IRS managers] don't want to deal with it. That's where all the fraud is. The fraud is in the fake notary stamps and fake documents which we've been accepting…There is a state-by-state list of notaries that shows which are registered and legitimate, but the IRS won't let us check those registries."   After WTHR first reported on ITIN mismanagement and fraud, the IRS sent senior officials to investigate the ITIN processing center. WTHR says this has led to tax examiners getting more training on identifying fraudulent paperwork and equipment to help them better inspect documents. Also, illegal aliens must now prove their identity through original, certified documents.   Howard’s revelations did not come without a cost to him personally. The IRS dropped his job performance rating, which affects his paycheck. The IRS claimed his job performance dropped from "exceeds fully successful" to "minimally successful." Still, Howard wants to continue his fight for ITIN reform. "I just want to see things fixed. We've been allowing the U.S. taxpayer to get robbed for years now and those days appear to be over."   If we are ever going to get out of this $16 trillion dollar mess, both party incumbents need to be thrown out of office. The only sanity left in Washington is the slow but growing group of Constitutional TEA PARTY leaders, who should replace not only the Democrats, but the majority of Republicans who don’t comply with the ‘Rule of Law’. If we just vote for the same mixture of low key criminals, we will never recover from the issues that plague us? Whether it’s the 20 million illegal aliens and the strong criminal element amongst us, they should not be rewarded for breaking our laws; the law abiding citizen and green card holder are carrying with financial support billions of dollars annually.  Nor should we forget the state, county and municipal governments, who are just as guilty in stealing, tax payer’s money, to support the illegal alien invasion.  Join the growing millions of TEA PARTY members at your local chapter, as this is the only way America can survive. WELFARE COSTS FOR CHILDREN OF ILLEGAL ALIENS EXCEEDS $646 MILLION IN JUST LOS ANGELES COUNTY ALONE– CAN YOU EVEN COMPREHEND THAT FIGURE?   SPEAK UP AND DON’T LET THESE MENTAL INCOMPETENT FOOLS GET AWAY WITH THESE LIES. NOT ONLY ILLEGAL ALIENS PILFERING EACH OF THE 50 STATES WELFARE, FOOD STAMPS, PUBLIC HOUSING, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, BUT NOW STEALING OUR TAX MONEY.   E-Verify are still currently voluntary, but if it were made mandatory, illegal migrants and immigrants would be locked out of the mainstream workforce, and change to the Birthright citizenship bill. A simple amendment would halt forever illegal aliens coming here and taking advantage by using their unborn children as a right to citizenship welfare. If E-VERIFY were passed by Washington as permanent and an amendment to the BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ACT, it would definitely stem the millions of foreign pregnant Mothers who come here draining states and federal treasuries. You the voter have the power to stop the THEFT of your taxes.   I have no sympathy for the population of California, as they keep on voting for the same clowns in Sacramento with the approval of the head Clown Governor Jerry Brown signed what is called the anti-Arizona law. But remember in States where there is little or no    enforcement of voting laws such as the Socialist-Marxist –Liberal state of California—ILLEGAL ALIENS ARE VOTING. What is going to happen now with this ‘Sanctuary state’ is millions of illegal alien families are going to converge on California, as its open day for public welfare and other services.  In 2006 illegal aliens withdrew $1 billion dollars in state uncompensated assistance and that doesn’t include education.   NO COPYRIGHT. BROADCAST TO THE REST OF AMERICA? ADD TO FACEBOOK & TWITTER.

Sonya
Sonya

something tells me nobama will do nothing. so much for putting immigration into his own hands. 

guest
guest

what an ass racist . there is black ,Asian, Hispanic and much more that are us citizens . may be because you are white and dum you can't find a job

Sad American
Sad American

I can't believe this. How can a United State make it legal for illegal immigrants to pour into our country unchecked. Mine as well just hand southern California over to Mexico.

Military Veteran
Military Veteran

That is people paying into the system being out-numbered by those sucking off the system. 

Countdiamo
Countdiamo

 I have no issue with people becoming citizens however just continuing to raise taxes to pay for illegals while not requiring them to even apply for citizenship is a joke. My mother immigrated here from Yugoslavia and learned English and went through the process like she was supposed to. How can people be here for generations and never even apply to become a citizen. Oh yeah, no taxes or medical bills or even required to carry ID. In California you are required by law to carry some sort of ID however when it comes to illegals it is all of a sudden unconstitutional. How is that true, why do I have to have ID. The people sucking off the system are out-numbering the people paying into the system and it has to stop. Stream line the immigration process and give people a certain amount of time to at least start the process or be deported. And when illegals complain about the laws I have to laugh. What else do you want, do you want to live in my house too. Isn't everyone paying for your stuff enough. And why isn't anyone, especially these liberal idiots, standing up for the illegal Koreans, Armenians, Canadians and others only the Hispanics. It is a joke. This is not the country I spent 10 years fighting for and defending in the military. And to say that only people with serious crimes should be deported makes no sense. A misdemeanor crime is a lessor crime but I was raised not to do drugs or steal or get arrested. If you are illegal, clean record or not you are already breaking the law period. I'm just glad that I am old and will die soon so I don't have to see more of this crap. hopefully my son will at a minimum get the hell out of California because this state is the biggest liberal candy ass state there is. God bless Mexico, oh, my mistake, I mean America. (For now) 

Big Fella
Big Fella

Who cares if "non criminal illegal immigrants" get swept up in Secure Communities? If they are illegal, send them packing.

David Williams
David Williams

every lawmaker who says Yes to this nees to be the subject of a RECALL. Despicable

Bewford Willis
Bewford Willis

Hatred and ignorance? I've reviewed the comments prior to yours and not one fit what you describe. I find it offensive that as a legal, California born, American citizen that I can’t express my dissatisfaction about how California politicians are doing everything possible to turn this State into a 3rd world country.  What do they expect to get from importing MILLIONS of uneducated, baby making machines?  What? I should have used a more politically correct term? Call it what you want. I have lived in LA my entire life; over 40 years. I have seen the change. Not sure where you live, but you don’t have to takemy word for it.  Drive down Western, Normandie, Vermont, Central, Avalon, from Adams to Rosecrans.  In the daylight hours, you’ll mostly see young pregnant Latina women walking down the street with children behind them, in strollers, and in the belly.  And these aren't always nannies… Or illegals. But many are. When Blacks held higher population numbers, the kids were shipped off on a two hour ride to schools in the valley. Now as a result of the illegal immigrant invasion, LAUSD and my tax dollars are building schools all over LA for the children of illegal’s with horrible graduation rates. At night, illegal food stands pop up all over the city on Public sidewalks. Mystery meat is being sold without any regulation; LAPD officers eat at these places. Are these food carts being regulated? Is the cash only business paying their due taxes? Or does a high percentage of the American dollars being spent at these places is sent south of the border and out of this economy? LA Times quoted an illegal for this same story who said: "The police need to leave us in peace," she said. "They should let us work in peace." This lady feels entitled to be here. Why? Because of politicians passing bills most CITIZENS disagree with. The politicians in urban areas know most of their voters are ignorant and will rubber stamp their reelection over and over again; even if the voters’ quality of life suffers because to them, ‘it’s somebody else’s fault’.   What if just a thousand Black Americans sneaked across the border, overwhelmed one neighborhood, made hundreds of babies, took all the local city jobs, force everyone to print everything in English first and then Spanish, of the hundreds of babies, only 3% graduate from high school and 1% goes to college for the next 15 years? Oh wait, Mexico immigration laws and violence will clear that neighborhood before the first baby is born…

BlueDestiny
BlueDestiny

OUR government in California stopped being representative some time ago and are ROGUE legislators.  The people of California have stopped these idiots time and again as these Rogue Legislators have attempted pro-illegal steps such as "drivers licenses for illegal" bills, and often have to resort to our Proposition channel to override what the legislators have done with their continued disreguard for the the People of California who DO NOT SUPPORT pro-illegal measures.  ------------------------------------------------------------------- These crooks in office are not representative of the People, do not listen to the People, and continue to flaunt their own agendas and ra pe our state, and thereby the nation, as our infrastructure, schools, and quality of life are destroyed around us. -------------------------------------------------------------------Like the Federal government - with Democrats owned by Teacher and Public Worker unions, and with Republicans owned by corporations - the governmental systems in the U.S. are completely broken.

BlueDestiny
BlueDestiny

------------------------------------------------------------------- I agree with you, OUR government in California stopped being representative some time ago and are ROGUE legislators.  The people of California have stopped these idiots time and again as these Rogue Legislators have attempted pro-illegal steps such as "drivers licenses for illegal" bills, and often have to resort to our Proposition channel to override what the legislators have done with their continued disreguard for the the People of California who DO NOT SUPPORT pro-illegal measures.  ------------------------------------------------------------------- These crooks in office are not representative of the People, do not listen to the People, and continue to flaunt their own agendas and ra pe our state, and thereby the nation, as our infrastructure, schools, and quality of life are destroyed around us. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Like the Federal government - with Democrats owned by Teacher and Public Worker unions, and with Republicans owned by corporations - the governmental systems in the U.S. are completely broken.

Ryan Malcolm Jonny
Ryan Malcolm Jonny

 It is comical just how stupid liberals have gotten over the years.

Ryan Malcolm Jonny
Ryan Malcolm Jonny

 how low is your IQ again? We should just boycott the hell out of your state and let you and your govt starve to death. Better yet, just kill your treasonous govt officials and THEN let the lllegals destroy the rest of your pathetic state.

Tiffany
Tiffany

Next time I read an article like this I will remind myself not to read the comments after.  Nearly all of them are full of hatred and ignorance.  I am truly proud of our state and hope this Bill continues to succeed.  It is just one step in the right direction.

a sad american
a sad american

One step in the right direction to becoming Mexico. This is the USA, we had rules before all these illegals came pouring in, they knew what the US "WAS" all about. I don't understand how they can get so upset when they get caught doing something that's fucking illegal. That's like a bunch of fucking drunks banding together to abolish sobriety checkpoints. If you don't like my country the way it is Tiffany, then GTFO, you'll be doing everyone a favor. What I don't understand is why Californian officials are so keen on appeasing the mexicans, I realize most of them are mexican, but illegals can't even fucking vote. Please Californians vote Americans back into office. Shut this BS down.

Military Veteran
Military Veteran

hatred and ignorance? Typical liberal. If someone doesn't agree with your warped point of view the person is a hater and prejudice. Can you pay my medical stuff and taxes too? The fact is that it is not hatred or ignorance it is the fact that you are supposed to go through the process to become a citizen like millions have done. And why are you not standing up for the other illegals who aren't Hispanic. Maybe you are full of hatred and ignorance. The people paying into the system (Citizens) are being out-numbered by the people paying into it. To keep raising taxes to pay for these illegals is going to make the people following the law homeless. You can't continue to just keep paying for these services and think it will never catch up to us. Wake up. immigration reform shouldn't mean being allowed to stay in this country illegally and getting everything paid by the citizens. It should mean to stream line the process and make people do it like they should and others have done. Wake up, people like you are destroying this state and country.

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