Bill Would Help Immigrants Released From Prison From Being Turned Over To ICE

An episode of the KQED's The California Report podcast, hosted by KQED, titled "Bill Would Help Immigrants Released From Prison From Being Turned Over To ICE" was published on April 13, 2023 and runs 10 minutes.

April 13, 2023 ·10m · KQED's The California Report

Summary

California prides itself on welcoming and including immigrants. The state is often at odds with the federal government over immigration enforcement. But there are exceptions – and a big one is that when the state prison system is releasing someone who’s not a citizen, they are allowed to turn them over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and they routinely do. Guest: Tyche Hendricks, KQED Demonstrators from around California are expected to converge in Sacramento on Thursday to support a state bill that would offer unemployment benefits to workers, who are excluded because they’re undocumented. Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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