Immigration enforcement.

Senator Rubio's legislation establishes new protocols governing immigration enforcement access to nonpublic areas within California's homeless shelters, rape crisis centers, domestic violence shelters, and human trafficking shelters. The measure requires immigration enforcement officials to obtain a valid judicial warrant or court order before entering these spaces, except when mandated by state or federal law or necessary for administering state or federally supported programs.

Under the proposed requirements, shelter directors or their designees may grant access to nonpublic areas only upon receiving three items from immigration enforcement personnel: valid identification, a written statement of purpose, and a valid judicial warrant. The bill defines immigration enforcement activities as any efforts to investigate or enforce federal civil immigration laws, as well as federal criminal immigration laws concerning a person's presence, entry, reentry, or employment in the United States.

The legislation creates parallel provisions across multiple state codes to implement these protections consistently across different types of shelters. While the measure establishes new requirements for shelter operators and immigration enforcement agencies, it specifies that local agencies will not receive state reimbursement for any costs associated with implementation, as the changes relate to the creation of new criminal provisions.