96,000 undocumented Indian Americans are protected |
Three California laws – including the groundbreaking SB 54, passed last fall by the State Legislature – faced an aggressive challenge March 6, as U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a lawsuit that claims that the statutes prohibit federal agents from doing their jobs. More than 96,000 undocumented Indian Americans in California are protected by the state`s sanctuary laws, which limit the extent to which state and local law enforcement can communicate with federal immigration authorities. The statutes prohibit local law enforcement from asking people about their immigration status and also prohibit police from interacting with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents who are seeking to arrest and deport undocumented residents. California is using every power it has – and some it doesn`t – to frustrate federal law enforcement. California state leadership has scoffed at the lawsuit. At a time of unprecedented political turmoil, Jeff Sessions has come to California to further divide and polarize America. Jeff, these political stunts may be the norm in Washington, but they don`t work in California , tweeted Governor Jerry Brown. An estimated 18 percent of the more than 500,000 Indian Americans residing in California are undocumented.
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