(Inside California Politics) \u2014 In the aftermath of the deadly Border Patrol shooting in Minneapolis, California Democrats are promising to push back against federal immigration enforcement with a series of new bills.<\/p>\n
On Monday, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, D-Salinas, and Senate President Pro Tem Monique Lim\u00f3n, D-Santa Barbara, held a last-minute press conference to support the people of Minnesota.<\/p>\n
The top Democrats called the conference after Alex Pretti was killed by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis on Saturday \u2014 just weeks after the Jan. 7 fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in the same city.<\/p>\n
Standing next to an \u201cICE Out Now\u201d sign, Democratic lawmakers called out what they described as aggressive and abusive federal immigration enforcement operations under President Donald Trump\u2019s administration. The Minnesota shootings occurred amid Operation Metro Surge, which U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has called the agency\u2019s largest-ever enforcement action.<\/p>\n
\u201cInstead of making us safer, ICE agents are endangering our communities and making immigration enforcement more challenging,\u201d Asm. Pilar Schiavo, D-Santa Clarita, said, adding that she was \u201ccrushed\u201d watching the killing of Pretti.<\/p>\n
In response, Democrats are advancing several bills, including one from state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco. Senate Bill 747, titled the \u201cNo Kings Act,\u201d would make it easier for California residents to take federal law enforcement officers to court over alleged constitutional violations. SB 747 is set for a floor vote on Tuesday.<\/p>\n