Overview
- The seven-bill package, which passed Thursday with a veto-proof margin, now heads to Mayor Cherelle L. Parker.
- Authored by Kendra Brooks and Rue Landau, the package drew supermajority support in what they described as a stand against President Donald Trump’s deportation push.
- The laws curb cooperation with ICE absent a judge’s warrant, codify the city’s refusal to join 287(g) jail agreements, and bar city agencies from collecting or sharing immigration-status data.
- They also ban masks and unmarked vehicles for law enforcement with narrow exceptions, block raids on city property, and require warrants for access to libraries, shelters, health centers, and rec centers.
- City officials flagged legal risks, and a recent Ninth Circuit order blocking California’s mask-ID law signals likely challenges, as ICE warns it may increase visible operations without local help.