Immigration enforcement: prohibitions on access, sharing information, and law enforcement collaboration.

Assembly Member Solache's proposal to modify California's immigration enforcement restrictions would create new limitations on law enforcement agencies' ability to assist with immigration operations near sensitive community locations. The legislation amends the California Values Act by prohibiting state and local law enforcement from collaborating with immigration authorities or sharing information about enforcement actions occurring within one mile of childcare facilities, religious institutions, hospitals, and medical offices.

The measure maintains existing provisions that prevent California law enforcement from investigating immigration status, honoring immigration detainers, or participating in immigration enforcement activities. However, it adds specific geographic restrictions while preserving exceptions that allow agencies to cooperate on criminal matters, respond to requests about criminal history, and participate in joint task forces focused on non-immigration violations. Law enforcement agencies participating in joint task forces must submit annual reports to the Department of Justice detailing the purpose, participating agencies, and number of immigration-related arrests.

The bill includes provisions for state reimbursement of any additional costs imposed on local agencies through these new requirements. As an urgency measure, the restrictions would take effect immediately upon enactment rather than following the standard legislative timeline. The bill's findings cite the need to ensure community members can access essential services without concerns about immigration enforcement activities in these locations.