California Bill Seeks to Prevent Prisons From Handing Illegal Immigrants to ICE

California Bill Seeks to Prevent Prisons From Handing Illegal Immigrants to ICE
A condemned inmate is led out of his east block cell on death row at San Quentin State Prison, in San Quentin, Calif., in a file image. Eric Risberg/AP Photo
Jamie Joseph
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A new bill that would prevent prisons from turning over certain newly released undocumented immigrants to federal authorities for deportation passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee April 12.

Assembly Bill 1306—also known as the Harmonizing Our Measures for Equality (HOME Act) and authored by lawmaker Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles)—will build off previous legislation that failed to pass last year.

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Jamie is a California-based reporter covering issues in Los Angeles and state policies for The Epoch Times. In her free time, she enjoys reading nonfiction and thrillers, going to the beach, studying Christian theology, and writing poetry. You can always find Jamie writing breaking news with a cup of tea in hand.
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