Photo credit: Facebook / Mark GonzalezCALIFORNIA – Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez introduced legislation February 6 in a Facebook post that disqualifies Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from holding state, county or local public employment in California.
“In other words, Get the Feds Out. I am introducing a bill today that draws a moral line here in California,” Gonzalez said.
The bill would prohibit individuals who participated in immigration enforcement activities between January 1, 2025, and January 20, 2029, from holding state, county, or local public employment in California.
Gonzalez said the measure would apply to police officers, teachers, judges, social workers, school safety officers, and other civil servants.
He noted the measure would exempt individuals whose actions complied with California’s sanctuary law, Senate Bill 54, which allows certain enforcement activities, including arrests involving violent, convicted offenders.
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Similar legislation was introduced last month by Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías representing the Bay Area.
Her proposal would bar individuals from becoming peace officers or working in school settings, including as teachers, principals, superintendents, or other administrators.
The restrictions would apply to anyone who worked for ICE between September 1, 2025, and January 20, 2029. They would also apply to those who worked for corrections departments in Alabama or Georgia between January 1, 2020, and January 1, 2026.
The Senate recently advanced SB 747, the No Kings Act, which would allow Californians to sue federal immigration officials in state court over alleged civil rights violations.
The bill passed the state Senate along party lines and is now headed to the Assembly for consideration.
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