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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

2/ Our full statement ⬇️. We are so grateful to Asm. Isaac Bryan @ib2real.bsky.social and his amazing team, to the 17 local electeds, and 93 orgs that backed this bill.

For immediate release: September 30, 2026

ICE Out of CA decries Governor’s veto of AB 1537,
The No Side Jobs for ICE Act

“How many police are secretly moonlighting for ICE? We must uncover the truth”

September 30, 2026 - The ICE Out of California coalition condemned today Gov. Newsom’s veto of AB 1537, the No Side Jobs for ICE Act” authored by Asm. Isaac Bryan.

The first-in-the-nation bill, supported by a broad coalition of immigrant, civil rights, and labor organizations from across the state, including 17 City and County elected officials, would have ensured that police, sheriffs, and certain other law enforcement officers in the state could not take on secondary employment in any job that directly involves "engaging in arresting, detaining, transporting, or deporting" people under federal or out-of-state immigration laws. This prohibition would have applied whether the “side job” is with ICE, a private corporation, or with a law enforcement agency in another state which has enacted anti-immigration legislation.

The coalition issued the following statement:

Over 90 immigrant and civil rights organizations from across the state strongly supported AB 1537 because it would have closed a disturbing loophole in state law and brought urgently needed transparency.

Gov. Newsom’s veto of AB 1537 leaves Californians completely in the dark.

A handful of extreme Sheriffs and other law enforcement associations opposed AB 1537, with some, like the San Bernardino Sheriff, making clear that they wished to maintain the authority to allow local officers to moonlight for ICE.

At the end of the day, we are forced to ask: what are they hiding? How many sheriffs and police are secretly moonlighting for ICE and abducting our neighbors? Now more than ever, we must uncover the truth.

We are grateful to Asm. Bryan for his powerful leadership as well as to community supporters across the state.

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

BREAKING: We are outraged by Governor Newsom's veto of the No Side Jobs for ICE Act, AB 1537 by Asm Isaac Bryan. This veto leaves Californians completely in the dark. How many officers are secretly moonlighting for ICE? We must uncover the truth! 1/

Black and red graphic with images of masked officers in background. Text reads: How many police are SECRETLY moonlighting for ICE? We must uncover the truth. Gov Newsom VETOED AB 1537 "The No Side Jobs for ICE Act." His veto leaves Californians in the dark.

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S.G. Sarmiento @sgsarmiento.com · 24/09/2026

Necessary reading this week! This oped asks @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to sign the “No Side Jobs For ICE” Act, a good example of the leadership we need AND a good policy to limit ICE’s reach + to brighten that line btwn police and the violence we’re seeing, most recently in Texas.

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

NEW: Retired SD Sheriff’s Office Commander Dave Myers encourages Gov Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov to sign AB 1537, the No Side Jobs for ICE Act, in an op-ed published today by Times of San Diego. timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2026...

timesofsandiego.com

Opinion: Close the legal loophole that lets local police moonlight for ICE

Assembly Bill 1537, the “No Side Jobs for ICE” Act closes this loophole in California. The governor should sign it.

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S.G. Sarmiento @sgsarmiento.com · 22/09/2026

Beautiful day to come together to ask @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to sign #AB1537. There is much we can do to challenge the mass deportation agenda, much we can all do to limit ICE’s reach into our communities. Let’s make it happen. Con @hugoforcd13.bsky.social @iceoutofca.bsky.social !

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

As the No Side Jobs for ICE Act heads to the Gov's desk, we want to take a moment to say THANK YOU. Thank you to Asm. Bryan @ib2real.bsky.social and his amazing team, coauthors, all legislators who voted “aye,” and to every person and org who advocated in support! Now let’s get this bill signed!

Brown and orange graphic saying "No Side Jobs for ICE" Act heads to Gov's desk. Thank you Asm Bryan, co-authors, all legislators who voted "YES" and every org supporting AB 1537

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

BREAKING: AB 1537 by Asm. Bryan, “No Side Jobs for ICE,” just PASSED its final vote in the Assembly and now heads to Gov Newsom's desk! This bill ensures local police & sheriffs can’t “moonlight” as deportation agents - be it for the feds, a private corp, or another state with anti-immigrant laws.

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

After a quick “concurrence” vote in the Assembly, AB 1537 will head to the Governor’s desk. Stay tuned for ways you can support! A huge THANK YOU to Asm. @ib2real.bsky.social, the co-authors, all legislators who voted “aye,” and all of the community organizations that have come out in support!! 🙏🙏

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

NEW: This afternoon the California Senate PASSED AB 1537, The "No Side Jobs for ICE Act!!" This bill by Asm. Isaac Bryan ensures local police & sheriffs can’t “moonlight” as deportation agents: be it for the feds, a private corporation, or another state with anti-immigrant laws. 1/

Image of state Senate vote count for AB 1537, showing 27 YES votes and 11 no votes. 21 votes were required for the bill to pass.

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

NCRIC distributes "suspicious activity reports" replete with bias and racial and religious profiling. One particularly concerning report sent to thousands of LEAs by NCRIC: "Suspicious ME [Middle Eastern] Males Buy Several Large Pallets of Water" www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... 4/

eff.org

Why Fusion Centers Matter: FAQ

While NSA surveillance has been front and center in the news recently, fusion centers are a part of the surveillance state that deserve close scrutiny. Fusion centers are a local arm of the so-called ...

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Our coalition co-sponsored legislation this year to bring a measure of accountability and transparency. We need to continue to organize and advocate. Read more here: bsky.app/profile/iceo... 2/

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The cause of this serious breach? FUSION CENTERS! You've probably never heard of a fusion center, but these shadowy spying centers have likely heard of you. It's more urgent than ever to protect Californians from the spying and racial and religious profiling fusion centers are unleashing. 1/

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The CA Assembly just PASSED AB 1537, The No Side Jobs for ICE Act, by Asm. Bryan @ib2real.bsky.social! This bill will ensure local police and sheriffs can’t “moonlight” as deportation agents. THANK YOU to Asm. Bryan, coauthors, all members who voted yes, and supporters. Now, on to the Senate!

Image of California's Capitol with the headline: AB 1537 Passes Assembly Floor and text: "Thank you to Asm. Bryan, co-authors, all legislators who voted "yes" and every org supporting "No Side Jobs for ICE"

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

That was fast! AB 1537 has ALREADY passed the Assembly and now is heading on the Senate!

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

NOW: AB 1537 by Asm. @ib2real.bsky.social, the No Side Jobs for ICE Act, is being heard on the Assembly Floor right now! This bill will ensure local police and sheriffs can’t “moonlight” as deportation agents, closing a loophole in state law. Stay tuned!

graphic: no side jobs for ICE. Close the loophle and bring transparency. Pass AB 1537

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California Immigrant Policy Center @caimmigrant.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

We stand in unwavering solidarity with the Muslim American community following the horrific attack on the Islamic Center.

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

NEW: We're very disappointed that SB 1095 was held today. It was the first ever-legislation in our state to protect Californians from Fusion Centers' spying and racial profiling. We're grateful to Sen @senatorsrp.bsky.social for authoring this bill and we'll continue the fight. Our full statement ⬇️

The Fight to protect Californians from “Fusion Center” spying and racial profiling continues

Groups disappointed as SB 1095, a key accountability measure, held in Senate

SB 1095 was the first-ever legislation put forward in California to protect residents from the abuses of power committed by secretive and unaccountable “Fusion Centers.”
We are very disappointed that this critical bill is not advancing this year. And we are grateful to Senator Pérez for authoring the bill, to the members of the Senate Privacy and Public Safety committees who moved the bill forward, and to the hundreds of community members and organizations who raised their voices.
The public is largely unaware that our state hosts six data surveillance centers or “Fusion Centers.” Owned or operated by the state or local entities, they have operated in the shadows for over 20 years. What information has been leaked or uncovered is profoundly alarming: “Fusion Centers” here in California have targeted Constitutionally-protected protests, engaged in racial and religious profiling, and even shared information with ICE in violation of state law.
We will continue to advocate, organize, and seek to expose the truth. The urgency to protect Californians from mass surveillance that fuels mass deportation has never been greater.

Background: SB 1095 would have required any local law enforcement agency wishing to participate in a Fusion Center to sign a Memorandum of Understanding upholding key privacy and free speech protections and ensuring that personal data cannot be shared with ICE without a judicial warrant. Any violations of the MOU would have been a breach of contract and resulted in the law enforcement agency withdrawing from the Fusion Center until an audit to be conducted by the Attorney General every four years, which would investigate compliance with applicable state and federal law as well as with the MOUs themselves.

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

We're excited to share that SB 1095 passed its second policy committee yesterday! We're so glad this critical bill is moving forward. Updated language will be in print soon. Thank you @senatorsrp.bsky.social; lead witness Saira Hussain, Senior Staff Atty at @eff.org; and all who supported!

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Nationally known expert and former FBI agent Mike German testified at today’s hearing: Unfortunately the policies that might protect Americans from this kind of intelligence abuse have yet to catch up. It’s time for CA to meet the moment! 8/

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

and it will require reports, collected the AG, on what all six "Fusion Centers" do and the types of information they collect & share 7/

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

SB 1095 will expose the truth about what’s happening behind fusion centers’ closed doors AND protect Californians from abuses. It will protect our sensitive personal information from being used for racial profiling or ICE abductions 6/

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

"Fusion Centers" have access to info from license plate readers, social media, DMV, and so many other sources. Who is the room? How is this used? If ICE gets this data into the claws of its massive surveillance machine, they’ll use it to carry out even more abductions. 5/

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Fusion centers are also improperly laundering information to ICE. Emails released back in 2019 revealed “a years-long relationship between an ICE officer and a detective in a fusion center” in Orange County, CA. They may really be “data deportation centers” 4/ www.aclu.org/news/immigra...

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Documents Reveal ICE Using Driver Location Data From Local Police for Deportations | ACLU

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

What we know: They’ve spied on people exercising free speech. Targeted Black Lives Matter protesters and Pro-Choice advocates. Often singled out American Muslims for unwarranted scrutiny. Distributed error-filled reports. See @brennancenter.org's www.brennancenter.org/our-work/pol... 3/

brennancenter.org

Ending Fusion Center Abuses

The federal government provides state and local intelligence hubs with funding, personnel, and database access — all without adequate oversight.

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

You’ve probably never heard of a “Fusion Center.” But a Fusion Center has probably heard of you 👀 They operate largely in secret and collect a terrifying amount of our private data: who we are, where we go, what we do, who we know. 2/ www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...

sacbee.com

The state surveillance centers feeding info to the federal government | Opinion

State fusion centers, including two in Sacramento, collect and share mass surveillance data with federal agencies, risking civil liberties.

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

BREAKING: SB 1095, "Expose Data Deportation Centers," by @senatorsrp.bsky.social just PASSED out of the CA Senate's Privacy Committee! We're proud to co-sponsor this bill, the first-EVER in CA to seek transparency and accountability from secretive, shadowy entities known as “Fusion Centers.” 1/

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

"An ICE officer fired a shot before Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez moved his vehicle after being stopped Tuesday morning in Patterson, a witness said."

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

We're horrified and outraged by ICE's shooting of Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez. We hope he’ll make a full recovery and are keeping his family in our thoughts. AG @robbonta.bsky.social MUST investigate the Turlock PD's possible collusion with ICE - AND the shooting itself. Our full statement ⬇️

We are horrified and outraged by ICE's shooting of Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez. We hope Mr. Mendoza Hernandez will make a full recovery and we are keeping him and his family in our thoughts.

As the coalition that led efforts to pass California's Sanctuary State law, SB 54, we are profoundly alarmed by reports that the Turlock Police Department may have colluded with ICE following a traffic stop of Mr. Mendoza Hernandez last week. If this is true, the Turlock Police Department bears responsibility for ICE's violence as well.

We demand that the California Attorney General immediately launch an investigation into the Turlock Police Department’s possible collusion with ICE - and the shooting as a whole - to uncover the truth.

We affirm that no matter where we were born or what we look like, we are all human. We all deserve to be treated with dignity. ICE and its corrosive violence and abuse have absolutely no place in our state.

The ICE Out of California Coalition

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S.G. Sarmiento @sgsarmiento.com · 27/03/2026

That video from SF Airport is outrageous. Local or state police should have ZERO role aiding n abetting that violence. #IceOutOfAirports @iceoutofca.bsky.social NEWS #KTVU: Community groups demand answers from SFPD, seen in viral ICE video at SFO www.ktvu.com/video/fmc-c2...

ktvu.com

Community groups demand answers from SFPD, seen in viral ICE video at SFO

Community organizers with the Free SF Coalition held a protest Wednesday alleging San Francisco police illegally assisted ICE agents during an arrest at SFO.

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Harbor Institute for Immigrant & Economic Justice @harborinstituteoc.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

🚨 NEW REPORT: ICE transfers in Orange County aren’t slowing down, they are increasing. A recent Harbor Institute report finds the OC Sheriff’s Department transferred 239 community members to ICE in 2025, continuing a steady year-over-year increase. #ICEOut #AbolishICE #OrangeCounty

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

12/ AB 1537 will help us get ANSWERS. It will bring needed transparency and create a clear statewide standard that will close this loophole. Onward!

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

11/ There are so many questions here that deserve public scrutiny. Are any local officers already moonlighting as ICE agents? Have any local officers been involved with mass deportations through participation with the Coast Guard or other DHS agencies?

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

10/ At this point, we know ICE can use any space it rents or owns to detain people in horrendous conditions, including children. Running a business that cleans the floors of an ICE detention camp is immoral. Full stop.

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

9/ Meanwhile, in this letter from several different police and sheriff associations, there’s an oddly specific example.

[Excerpt from letter from several LEA associations to Public Safety chair.]

"For example, a police officer who owns a small office cleaning company would be barred from contracting with a subcontractor of DHS that rents office space to ICE. Does this really make sense?"

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

8/ Again, DHS agencies are now inseparable from mass deportations. Consider FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which tried to force grantees to agree to collaborate with ICE as a condition for receiving funding! oaklandside.org/2025/11/03/f...

oaklandside.org

$750k grant for BART had strings attached: ICE cooperation

Under court order, FEMA stopped requiring security grantees to collaborate with immigration enforcement on Oct. 21.

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

7/ Noem's new orders have moved search and rescue to a LOWER priority. And NBC reports that Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento is "among those responsible for a majority of deportation flights" !!

Noem’s focus on meeting the Trump administration’s deportation quotas appears poised to further impact Coast Guard operations in the coming months, according to new guidance recently issued to Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento this year. Based on DHS priorities, the air station, which is among those responsible for a majority of deportation flights, has designated its first priority to be the transport of detained immigrants on its C-27 aircraft within the U.S., according to multiple U.S. officials familiar with the orders.

The new orders moved search-and-rescue operations, which have long been the Coast Guard’s core mission, to a lower priority, the officials familiar with the orders said. They said counternarcotics efforts and Coast Guard training are prioritized above search-and-rescue operations.

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

6/ NBC reports that Noem has overseen “a tenfold increase in the use of the Coast Guard's aircraft for immigrant deportations.” The numbers are staggering - 750 flights redirected! Under Trump, Noem, and Steven Miller, ALL agencies of DHS are becoming inseparable from ICE.

Under Noem’s leadership, more than 750 Coast Guard flights have been redirected from regular missions such as maritime patrols and search-and-rescue efforts, to instead fly detained immigrants to deportation hubs, according to ICE Flight Monitor. Coast Guard flights carrying immigrants jumped last year from 14 in June to 149 in November, according to the group.

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

5/ The LAPPL also mentions a lot of officers are involved in the Coast Guard Reserve, which is part of DHS, ICE’s parent agency. This new article by NBC News on how DHS is diverting the Coast Guard to assist mass deportations is a must-read! www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

nbcnews.com

Noem's use of Coast Guard resources strains her relationship with the military branch, sources say

Some early decisions by the homeland security secretary, including to divert Coast Guard resources from a search-and-rescue mission to the deportation of immigrants, set the tone early.

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

4/ The LA Police Protective League begins its letter listing out each of the agencies that make up the Dept of Homeland Security. Here’s how they describe ICE. The agency terrorizing ppl across the country “promotes public safety”???

"United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) - ICE promotes homeland security and public safety through the criminal and civil enforcement of federal laws governing the border."

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

3/ So according to the San Bernardino Sheriff, every single Sheriff should set their own policy on exactly when and how a deputy could take a side job working for ICE to abduct our neighbors?

For independently elected sheriffs, constitutional officers accountable directly to voters of California's 58 counties, this represents an unwarranted intrusion into local governance and operational decision-making.

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

2/ San Bernardino Sheriff Shannon Dicus complains the bill would be “removing discretion” from his dept and others. “Discretion” and “local control” for what, exactly? For deputies to take a second job separating families or working in a detention camp?

[SB Sheriff opposition letter] Existing law already provides sheriffs and police chiefs with broad authority to review, approve, condition, or deny secondary employment based on conflicts of interest, liability exposure, operational readiness, and public trust. AB 1537 overrides that framework with a statewide prohibition, removing discretion from locally elected sheriffs and municipal leaders and replacing professional judgement with a one-size-fits-all mandate.

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

The No Side Jobs for ICE Act (AB 1537) is common sense: local law enforcement shouldn’t moonlight for ICE or other agencies abducting our neighbors. Why are some police and sheriff associations OPPOSING this legislation? We need to uncover the truth 🧵

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

This bill would close a loophole in state law and prevent local and state law enforcement from taking side jobs with ICE, DHS, or other entities, like private corporations, engaged in abducting our neighbors. We are proud to co-sponsor this bill 2/

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Breaking: AB 1537 by Asm. Isaac Bryan, the No Side Jobs for ICE Act, has PASSED out of the Assembly Public Safety Committee! Thank you to Asm. Bryan @ib2real.bsky.social, to the committee members who voted “aye,” and all who supported! 1/

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ICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Gov. Newsom @governor.ca.gov your state prison system uses racial profiling to gamble w/ppl’s lives. You’ve turned over to ICE U.S. citizens, DV survivors; ppl who’ve earned release who want to give back. P.S. free advice: stop trying to sound like Ben Shapiro. That interview was humiliating.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Farm workers in solidarity with Minnesota! ¡Campesinos en solidaridad con Minnesota! #IceOut

A farm worker holding up a sign saying: solidarity with Minnesota

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