Protect California Rights

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Our freedoms and rights as Californians have never felt more at risk. In addition to sending federal troops onto our streets, Trump has commandeered state and local police to do his bidding through federal task forces, forcing them to support racially discriminatory immigration enforcement activities, to investigate organizations and individuals demonstrating against these actions, and to target Americans who are documenting ICE's abusive actions. These actions violate our laws and jeopardize our rights.

Too many Californians feel a severe sense of distrust towards law enforcement since ICE showed up on our streets nearly a year ago. DHS agents have been terrorizing communities through "roving patrols" that illegally stop, kidnap, and disappear someone based on their race. In a recent case, ICE officers in Orange County shot "less-lethal" projectiles, without warning, into a crowd protesting the murder of Renee Nicole Good. At least two Californians were shot in the head and left permanently blind.

Holding our government accountable is not a crime, but we've seen local police stop and question people for exercising their right to record DHS agents in their communities. Others have watched their community's police officers setting up a perimeter and stand by as ICE violently arrested and attacked community members just trying to hold ICE accountable.

All of these actions violate California's existing laws and it's time to send a clear message that our state's police resources and personnel will not be used to silence Californians.

The Protect California Rights Act will protect the safety and rights of Californians by:

Prohibiting local and state law enforcement from assisting federal agents in operations that involve racial or identity profiling, criminalization of speech, or use of unauthorized weapons of war against Californians.
Prohibiting federal law enforcement from acting beyond their federal jurisdiction to stop and arrest Californians, except during times of emergency and with the Governor's approval.

SB 1105 protects our local law enforcement from being forced to serve as foot soldiers for the federal government and ensures our laws are being upheld. The bill protects our limited resources, so they are used for local investigations and task forces, not to silence Californians and fuel a deportation force.

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Vote YES on The CA Rights Act

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All of these actions violate California's existing laws and it's time to send a clear message that our state's police resources and personnel will not be used to silence Californians.

The Protect California Rights Act will protect the safety and rights of Californians by:

Prohibiting local and state law enforcement from assisting federal agents in operations that involve racial or identity profiling, criminalization of speech, or use of unauthorized weapons of war against Californians.
Prohibiting federal law enforcement from acting beyond their federal jurisdiction to stop and arrest Californians, except during times of emergency and with the Governor's approval.

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Subject Vote YES on SB 1105 – All Our Freedoms are on the Line

I’m writing to urge you to vote YES on SB 1105 to Protect California Rights. I am deeply concerned with my local police being used to deprive Californians of their right to be free from racial profiling and ideological retaliation. It is time to close the door on the Trump administration using local law enforcement to profile community members exercising their right to hold the government accountable. People want to feel safe in their communities and have trust in the agencies that are sworn to protect them.

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Joint task forces steered by the Trump Administration threaten to divert our local police departments away from responding to local incidents and investigations towards racially discriminatory immigration enforcement activities. These operations investigate those of us who speak up against this injustice and target community members documenting these abusive actions. All these actions violate our state laws and jeopardize our rights as Californians.

I have seen too many instances of Californians being singled out based on the color of their skin, peaceful protestors being abused by police, and people being harassed by police for exercising their right to record DHS agents in public. We need our leaders to act.

The Protect CA Rights Act clarifies that law enforcement agencies must uphold state laws during federal operations. Having these protections ensures that I can rely on my local leaders to protect me if the federal government mobilizes against my community. The bill protects our limited resources, so they are used for local investigations and task forces, not to silence Californians.

I strongly urge you to protect our community and vote YES on the Protect California Rights Act.

Sincerely,

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