Overview
- AB 1627, introduced by Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farias, would bar current ICE personnel from jobs as California peace officers or in public education, including K–12, UC and CSU roles.
- The bill text states that participating in ICE operations on or after Jan. 20, 2025 demonstrates “immorality,” which it cites as disqualifying for public-facing positions.
- The measure has been formally introduced and is slated for a committee hearing as soon as Feb. 26, with further approval needed from both legislative chambers and the governor.
- Companion proposals include canceling state tax breaks for companies contracting with DHS (Alex Lee), taxing private detention center profits (Matt Haney), restricting car rentals to immigration-enforcement officers, requiring hotel contract transparency, directing the state attorney general to probe federal officer-involved shootings, limiting ICE presence at voting sites, and barring California peace officers from serving with DHS (Isaac Bryan).
- Sponsors tied the push to the Minneapolis federal shooting that killed Alex Pretti, while critics point to statewide police staffing shortages documented since 2020.