Newsom signs controversial bill letting relatives care for kids if parents are deported

Newsom Signs Bill Allowing Immigrant Parents to Name Caretakers for Their Kids If They’re Deported

Governor Gavin Newsom just signed a fairly sensible-sounding bill allowing immigrant parents to name a caregiver for their kids in case they are deported. Crazed conservatives are reacting by calling it the “Legalized Child Kidnapping Bill.” You are well aware by now that in the Bay Area, and nationwide, the Trump administration is detaining and deporting people like mad, even some who are legitimately US citizens. Many of the people being detai…

California Governor Signs Law That Allows Nonfamily Members to Remove Children From School

Nonfamily members and distant relatives will be allowed to sign children out of school and approve medical procedures under a new California law signed on Oct. 12 by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The author of Assembly Bill 495, Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez (D-San Fernando), said the law was needed to keep families together, especially those affected by recent deportations of illegal immigrants. “This is a crucial step toward protecting children and fam…

California governor signs controversial bill letting relatives care for kids if parents are deported

By JEANNE KUANG/CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed a bill allowing a broad range of relatives to step in as children’s caregivers if their parents are deported, a measure that had provoked a firestorm of conservative criticism. Assembly Bill 495 will also bar daycare providers from collecting immigration information about a child or their parents, and allow parents to nominate a temporary legal guardian for their child in family court…

Newsom signs controversial bill letting relatives care for kids if parents are deported

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed a bill allowing a broad range of relatives to step in as children’s caregivers if their parents are deported, a measure that had provoked a firestorm of conservative criticism.

Governor signs bill letting relatives care for children if parents are deported

Assembly Bill 495 will also bar daycare providers from collecting immigration information about a child or their parents.