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Committee rejects bill to bar state immigration legal funds for some immigrants with felony convictions
Summary
AB 1066, which would bar use of state-funded immigration legal services for some immigrants with felony convictions, failed to pass out of the Assembly Human Services Committee after a contested hearing.
Assemblymember Castillo presented AB 1066, a bill that would prohibit state-funded immigration legal assistance from being used to represent individuals who are unlawfully present and convicted of certain serious felony offenses. The author said the measure is intended to ensure that state dollars are not used to provide legal services to people convicted of crimes such as drug trafficking, attempted murder, or sexual offenses, and noted the governor’s signing message on prior legislation…
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