Senator Sasha Renée Pérez issues statement on the Trump Administration’s lawsuit against SB 805, the No Vigilantes Act

SACRAMENTO – Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena) has issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s lawsuit against SB 805, the No Vigilantes Act:

“As the author of SB 805, the No Vigilantes Act, California took aggressive action to counter the chaos and confusion being unleashed on our streets by the Trump Administration’s cruel and fascist immigration enforcement. Nameless, faceless and aggressive agents acting as law enforcement led to a rise in cases of people impersonating police in order to prey on innocent and vulnerable people. California, under its policing powers, has the legal authority to establish identification requirements for law enforcement operating within the state, as mandated under SB 805. This authority is especially important at this moment when there is an urgent and compelling public interest in distinguishing between individuals exercising actual law enforcement authority and vigilantes or criminals. SB 805 is further validated by the recent FBI directive urging ICE agents to clearly identify themselves, due to the growing problem of criminals posing as ICE agents.  In addition to requiring all law enforcement to display identification, SB 805 also bans bounty hunters from conducting any immigration enforcement.” 

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Senator Sasha Renée Pérez is Chair of the Senate Education Committee and represents the 25th Senate District that includes the communities of Glendale, Pasadena, Alhambra, Altadena, Arcadia, Claremont, Glendora, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta-Montrose, Monrovia, Monterey Park, Rosemead, San Gabriel, San Marino, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, Temple City, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, and San Antonio Heights.