Immigration

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025.

Expands caregiver rights to allow nonrelative extended family members to authorize school enrollment and medical care. Prohibits schools and childcare facilities from collecting immigration status information unless legally required. Requires childcare facilities to adopt immigration enforcement policies by July 2026. Strengthens privacy protections for guardianship records related to immigration matters.

Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025.

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Expands caregiver rights to allow nonrelative extended family members to authorize school enrollment and medical care. Prohibits schools and childcare facilities from collecting immigration status information unless legally required. Requires childcare facilities to adopt immigration enforcement policies by July 2026. Strengthens privacy protections for guardianship records related to immigration matters.

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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.

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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.

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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 immigration officials access to student records without proper judicial warrants. Mandates schools to notify administrators immediately when immigration authorities make any requests. Requires the Attorney General to create model policies for schools responding to immigration issues.

Immigration enforcement: schoolsites: prohibitions on access and sharing information.

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Prohibits schools from allowing immigration authorities to access school grounds without a valid court order. Requires schools to deny immigration officials access to student records without proper judicial warrants. Mandates schools to notify administrators immediately when immigration authorities make any requests. Requires the Attorney General to create model policies for schools responding to immigration issues.

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Pleas: immigration advisement.

Requires courts to give verbatim immigration warnings before accepting guilty pleas from defendants. Mandates additional time for defendants to consider plea implications when requested. Protects defendants from having to disclose their immigration status during court proceedings. Allows withdrawal of guilty pleas if proper immigration warnings were not provided.

Pleas: immigration advisement.

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Requires courts to give verbatim immigration warnings before accepting guilty pleas from defendants. Mandates additional time for defendants to consider plea implications when requested. Protects defendants from having to disclose their immigration status during court proceedings. Allows withdrawal of guilty pleas if proper immigration warnings were not provided.

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