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The Honorable Kevin De Leon
Senate President pro Tempore
California State Senate • District 24
State Capitol, [room 205
Sacramento. CA 95814
RF.: Senate Bill 54 (As Amended March 28. 2017? - OPPOSE
Dear Senator De Leon:
The City Council of the City of Glendora voted untutimously to oppose Senate Bill (SB) 54 at its
April 11, 2017, as it would restrict local law enforcement's ability to cooperate with federal law
enforcement partners. This prohibition would unduly increase the risk for every community in
our State to be less sate as criminals are released back into them when they could be subject to
an immigration enforcement action thus keeping them away from future victims. State taws, the
Trust Act, already governs when and how a local entity may detain a person subject to an
immigration hold.
SB 54 would prevent the safe and orderly use ol'our jails lir agents to apprehend those subjects
for immigration enforcement action, Instead, it would require immigration enforcement agents
into our communities in order to search and find the persons they seek. Clearly this will force
those efforts to be widely cast into communities and further making the responsibility of our law
enforcement to provide service to be all the more difficult as the trust and cooperation chain is
broken.
SB 54 uses a very narrow list of violent felonies in which law enforcement may notify the
Federal Bureau of Investigation of the scheduled release of persons. Violent felonies with SB 54
do not recognize assault with a deadly weapon, shootingat an occupied building, rape where the
victim is unconscious of the act, rapo by intoxicating substance and exploding a destructive
device or explosive with the intent to injure as just a few examples of horrific and violent crimes
that would be excluded.
PRIDE 0F THE h00T1.11LLS
The Honorable Kevin De Leon
SB 54 Notice of Opposition
April 13, 2017
Page 2
The City of Glendora urges our State elected officials and the Governor to Oppose SB 54 as it
will surely create less safe communities and impede law enforcement from carrying out the
difficult job of protecting all from being victimized by those who would want to harm them.
Sincerely,
CITY OF GLENDORA
Gary Boyer
Mayor
CC: Covemor Jerry Brown
Assemblymcmber Blanca F. Rubio 48th Assembly District
Senator Anthony J. Portanlino — 251h District
Glendora City Council
Kristine Guerrero, League of CA Cities
Ilissa Gold, CA Contract Cities Legislative Analyst
Joe A. Gonsalves & Son