Immigration: unaccompanied undocumented minors: right to legal counsel.
Requires California to provide legal counsel to undocumented minors in federal custody or living with sponsors. Guarantees legal representation for immigration proceedings and related court matters. Mandates attorneys receive specialized training in asylum and immigration visa processes. Requires legal service providers to maintain malpractice insurance and indemnify the state.
Immigration: unaccompanied undocumented minors: right to legal counsel.
Requires California to provide legal counsel to undocumented minors in federal custody or living with sponsors. Guarantees legal representation for immigration proceedings and related court matters. Mandates attorneys receive specialized training in asylum and immigration visa processes. Requires legal service providers to maintain malpractice insurance and indemnify the state.
Immigration enforcement.
Restricts immigration enforcement access to nonpublic areas of shelters and crisis centers without a warrant. Requires immigration agents to present valid ID, written purpose, and judicial warrant to gain facility access. Protects vulnerable populations at homeless shelters, rape crisis centers, and domestic violence shelters. Creates new penalties for facility employees who improperly allow immigration enforcement access.
Immigration enforcement.
Restricts immigration enforcement access to nonpublic areas of shelters and crisis centers without a warrant. Requires immigration agents to present valid ID, written purpose, and judicial warrant to gain facility access. Protects vulnerable populations at homeless shelters, rape crisis centers, and domestic violence shelters. Creates new penalties for facility employees who improperly allow immigration enforcement access.
Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025.
Expands caregiver authorization rights to allow nonrelative extended family members to enroll children in school and authorize medical care. Requires child care facilities and schools to adopt policies limiting cooperation with immigration enforcement by July 2026. Establishes confidential joint guardianship process when parents are temporarily unavailable due to immigration actions. Prohibits schools and child care facilities from collecting information about immigration status of children or families.
Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025.
Expands caregiver authorization rights to allow nonrelative extended family members to enroll children in school and authorize medical care. Requires child care facilities and schools to adopt policies limiting cooperation with immigration enforcement by July 2026. Establishes confidential joint guardianship process when parents are temporarily unavailable due to immigration actions. Prohibits schools and child care facilities from collecting information about immigration status of children or families.
Attorney General: immigration enforcement policies.
Requires state agencies to limit cooperation with immigration enforcement by adopting new policies by 2027. Mandates the Attorney General to develop model policies for restricting immigration data sharing by July 2026. Establishes new privacy protections for immigrant personal information in government databases. Applies uniformly to all California cities including charter cities to ensure consistent enforcement.
Attorney General: immigration enforcement policies.
Requires state agencies to limit cooperation with immigration enforcement by adopting new policies by 2027. Mandates the Attorney General to develop model policies for restricting immigration data sharing by July 2026. Establishes new privacy protections for immigrant personal information in government databases. Applies uniformly to all California cities including charter cities to ensure consistent enforcement.
Immigration enforcement: schoolsites: prohibitions on access and sharing information.
Prohibits schools from allowing immigration authorities to access school grounds without a valid court order. Requires schools to deny and document any unauthorized immigration enforcement attempts on campus. Protects student and family information from being shared with immigration authorities without a warrant. Takes effect immediately to preserve student safety and school attendance-based funding.
Immigration enforcement: schoolsites: prohibitions on access and sharing information.
Prohibits schools from allowing immigration authorities to access school grounds without a valid court order. Requires schools to deny and document any unauthorized immigration enforcement attempts on campus. Protects student and family information from being shared with immigration authorities without a warrant. Takes effect immediately to preserve student safety and school attendance-based funding.
Pleas: immigration advisement.
Requires courts to give verbatim immigration warnings before accepting guilty pleas from non-citizen defendants. Mandates additional time for defendants to consider their plea after receiving immigration consequences warning. Protects non-citizens from having to disclose their immigration status to the court during plea proceedings. Maintains court discretion to vacate pleas made before 2026 when immigration warnings were not given verbatim.
Pleas: immigration advisement.
Requires courts to give verbatim immigration warnings before accepting guilty pleas from non-citizen defendants. Mandates additional time for defendants to consider their plea after receiving immigration consequences warning. Protects non-citizens from having to disclose their immigration status to the court during plea proceedings. Maintains court discretion to vacate pleas made before 2026 when immigration warnings were not given verbatim.