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California bill would block inmate transfers to ICE custody

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Among the inmate firefighters who battled massive California wildfires last year was Bounchan Keola, a Laotian immigrant who had been sentenced to 28 years in prison for a gang-related shooting when he was 16.

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California lawmakers push to stop deportations and end jail transfers to Ice

State’s controversial practice of coordinating with immigration authorities has come under widespread scrutiny in recent months An Ice team arrives to arrest an immigrant at a home in Paramount, California, in March 2020. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Sign up for the Guardian Today US newsletter California lawmakers are fighting to protect thousands of residents from deportation with new legislation that would stop state prisons and jails f…

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The Guardian

California lawmakers push to stop deportations and end jail transfers to Ice

State’s controversial practice of coordinating with immigration authorities has come under widespread scrutiny in recent months

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Associated Press News

California bill would block inmate transfers to ICE custody

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Washington Times

California bill would block inmate transfers to ICE custody

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Among the inmate firefighters who battled massive California wildfires last year was Bounchan Keola, a Laotian immigrant who had been sentenced to 28 years in prison for a gang-related shooting when he was 16. The state later turned him over to federal immigration authorities, and ...

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California Lawmakers Want To End The Prison-To-ICE Pipeline

State lawmakers are pushing a bill to prevent law enforcement from transferring people upon their release from prison to immigration detention.

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KTLA 5

California Dems again introduce bill to block state inmate transfers to ICE custody

Among the inmate firefighters who battled massive California wildfires last year was Bounchan Keola, a Laotian immigrant who had been sentenced to 28 years in prison for a gang-related shooting whe…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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