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SLO Police Chief: department will not enforce federal immigration law; SB 54 limits local role
Summary
Police Chief Scott told the council the San Luis Obispo Police Department does not ask about immigration status, does not conduct immigration checkpoints or provide detention services to federal immigration authorities, and follows California law including SB 54.
Police Chief Scott briefed the San Luis Obispo City Council on July 15 to clarify department practice and community expectations regarding federal immigration enforcement.
Scott told the council the police department’s core priority is public safety and that officers “never ask a person’s immigration status” because it is not relevant to policing functions. He said the department follows California law and specifically cited SB 54 and the state’s…
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