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Committee rejects bill that would bar state‑funded immigration legal aid for people with certain felony convictions
Summary
AB 1066 would have prohibited the use of specified state funds for immigration legal services for people convicted of certain serious felonies. The Assembly Human Services Committee received strong opposition from immigrant legal‑services groups and voted not to advance the measure; the committee recorded a tie and the measure failed.
Assemblymember Castillo presented AB 1066 as a measure to prohibit California taxpayer dollars from being used to provide immigration legal assistance to individuals who are unlawfully present and convicted of specified serious crimes. Castillo said the bill was intended to ensure state…
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