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California legislation on ICE transparency

California enacted laws to increase transparency and restrict certain ICE operational practices

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Jan 22, 2026
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Is it illegal for the governor of California to 1) take away licenses of ICE agents and 2) not allow employers to hire former ICE agents

A governor cannot unilaterally nullify federal law or order federal officers to stop performing federal duties; has recently moved to identifies itself and to bar masks in the field, but federal offic...

Jan 13, 2026
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What specific court cases have challenged ICE arrests at or near U.S. public schools and what rulings resulted?

Several legal fights have sprung up over ICE arrests in and around schools, but the published reporting shows more litigation and rulings about “sensitive locations” broadly (courthouses, houses of wo...

Jan 15, 2026
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Which states have the lowest cooperation with ICE enforcement in 2025?

The states that appeared to show the lowest cooperation with ICE enforcement in 2025 were those that have enacted broad “sanctuary” limits or persistent local policies restricting jail access and deta...

Jan 16, 2026

Are ICE agents dragging illegal immigrants out of hospitals and schools

Reports from multiple local and national outlets show that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and related federal agents have in recent weeks and months conducted enforcement actions at or...

Jan 15, 2026

How have state laws on local cooperation with ICE changed since 2020, and which statutes correlate most strongly with increased ICE arrests?

Since 2020 state-level legal change has moved in two divergent directions: a surge of statutes and agreements that expand local cooperation with ICE—particularly through 287(g) deputization, state man...

Jan 10, 2026

What are community best practices and legal rights during ICE workplace raids or home encounters?

Communities facing ICE visits should combine clear, practiced workplace protocols with Know-Your-Rights education for workers: agents generally need a judicial warrant to enter private/non‑public area...

Feb 2, 2026

What has Mayor Bill Wells of El Cajon publicly proposed regarding cooperation with federal immigration authorities?

of has publicly proposed that the city and its police department should “,” seeking to allow local law enforcement to assist federal authorities in removing people he characterizes as criminals and to...

Jan 23, 2026

have government officials or other people been arrested for trying to inspect/look into ICE detention centers?

Reporting reviewed shows vigorous conflict over access to and oversight of detention facilities — lawsuits, shrinking and state laws that authorize local checks — but the documents provided do not rec...

Jan 16, 2026

Which U.S. Attorney districts have most frequently prosecuted or declined cases involving alleged interference with ICE operations?

There is no comprehensive public dataset in the supplied reporting that lists U.S. Attorney districts by frequency of prosecutions or declinations in matters alleging interference with ICE operations,...

Jan 8, 2026

How have sanctuary city policies legally resisted ICE detainer requests and federal pressure since 2014?

Since 2014, sanctuary jurisdictions have relied on a mix of local ordinances, state laws, judicial rulings and constitutional doctrines to refuse or limit honoring ICE detainer requests and to push ba...