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This bill, known as the California Secure Borders Act of 2025, aims to significantly change California's approach to immigration enforcement and services. The legislation seeks to repeal the existing sanctuary law (Senate Bill 54 from 2017), which currently prevents law enforcement from sharing information about an individual's release date or transferring them to immigration authorities without a warrant. The bill proposes multiple key actions: prohibiting state funds from being used for welfare, health, housing, and other services for undocumented immigrants; mandating public disclosure of information about the impact of illegal immigration on crime rates and state services; providing cross-deputization training for local law enforcement to support federal border security efforts; and establishing standards for deploying the State Guard to the border. By proposing these measures, the bill represents a substantial shift from California's previous more immigrant-friendly policies, signaling an intent to more closely align with federal immigration enforcement and restrict state support for undocumented immigrants.

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB18