Bill would ban ICE arrests at California state courthouses

Immigrants worried about being arrested by federal agents outside California state courtrooms could be helped by an Inland Empire state senator’s bill announced Tuesday, Jan. 6.

SB 873 from San Bernardino Democrat Eloise Gómez Reyes “aims to prevent federal immigration agents from disrupting regularly scheduled court appearances with unannounced and indiscriminate arrests,” a news release from the senator’s office states.

The bill “will provide legal assurances that Californians...