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LAPD briefed committee on statewide protective-order database and rise in U-Visa certifications; committee directs policy changes
Summary
Los Angeles Police Department officials told the committee about the state protective-order repository and rising U-Visa requests and the panel directed the department to help expand immediate access to police reports for U-Visa applicants and to pursue a resolution urging courts to join the state database.
Los Angeles Police Department officials briefed the City Council—s Committee on Equity, Immigration and Disabilities on Aug. 1 about the feasibility of using a statewide protective-order repository and about operations for certifying U-Visas, and the committee approved steps to improve victims— access to police records for immigration relief.
Commander Chay Mastic and Detective Marisa Aguinaga presented two staff reports. On the protective-order database, LAPD staff described an existing state judicial repository that would let agencies view restraining orders issued across counties and contrasted it with the Los Angeles County Justice Partner portal, which they said is limited to the county. LAPD staff said transferring records or joining the state system would require time and resources; they offered to draft a formal request to the Superior Court for the committee to consider.
On the U-Visa…
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