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Measure to bar state-funded legal services for certain noncitizens with felony convictions fails in committee
Summary
AB 1066, which sought to prohibit use of specified state immigration legal funds for noncitizens convicted of certain felonies, was debated and ultimately failed to advance out of the Human Services Committee after opponents warned it would restrict due process and core legal services.
Assemblymember Castillo presented AB 1066 as a measure intended to prevent California taxpayer funds from being used to provide legal services to noncitizens convicted of specified serious felonies. Castillo argued the bill targeted a narrow group and was not intended to restrict services for law‑abiding immigrants.
Opponents, including…
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