{"id":400645,"date":"2026-07-16T11:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/400645\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T11:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:39:10","slug":"wiener-calls-for-no-kings-act-after-fatal-ice-shootings-demands-greater-federal-accountability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/400645\/","title":{"rendered":"Wiener Calls for \u2018No Kings Act\u2019 After Fatal ICE Shootings, Demands Greater Federal Accountability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"765\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Police-ICE-Stop-765x510.webp\" class=\"attachment-big-thumb-hd size-big-thumb-hd not-transparent wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"6a6663\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6a6663;\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 In response to two fatal shootings involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents in Texas and Maine, state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, on Tuesday called for the immediate passage of Senate Bill 747, legislation that would strip federal officers of civil immunity, according to a press release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both shootings occurred less than one week apart during routine traffic stops, prompting widespread criticism of the Trump administration\u2019s use of federal power and sparking a new wave of anti-ICE demonstrations across the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese killings bring the total number of ICE killings in Trump\u2019s second term to six, and the number of people fired on by officers to 22,\u201d the announcement stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The victims of the shootings were Joan Sebastian Dur\u00e1n Guerrero, in Maine, and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, in Texas, according to a CNN report by Julianna Bragg. Federal agents were not wearing body cameras during either encounter, and neither victim was the intended target.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wiener announced Senate Bill 747, also known as the No Kings Act, in 2025 as a response to aggressive federal anti-immigration policy, according to the California Legislative Information website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe bill would restore the ability to sue ICE officers and other federal officials for violations of constitutional rights after the Supreme Court gutted those legal remedies in recent years,\u201d the press release said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the heart of Wiener\u2019s efforts is the accusation that, under Trump, federal agents operate with total impunity despite numerous constitutional violations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cICE is continuing to execute civilians in broad daylight, and under the Trump Administration they face zero consequences,\u201d Wiener said, according to the news release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is the responsibility of the states, Wiener urged, to fight against this \u201clawless behavior\u201d through legislative checks such as the No Kings Act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith the Supreme Court rampaging through our system of checks and balances, it\u2019s up to Congress and the states to check ICE\u2019s assault on American communities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Wiener, the ability to bring ICE officers to court for illegal behavior is a pivotal step in \u201cending the impunity driving this killing spree,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The press release called the bill \u201ca model for how states and Congress can ensure accountability for ICE by restoring the ability to sue ICE officers and other federal officials for violations of the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill would apply retroactively to March 1, 2025, with a two-year statute of limitations, according to the California Legislative Information website. This would ensure agents are held accountable for misconduct committed while the bill was being debated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, is pausing most ICE traffic stops following the deaths of Guerrero and Araujo, according to the CNN report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of June 24, 2026, the bill is jointly sponsored by Protect Democracy United, Prosecutors Alliance Action, the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice and the California State PTA, according to the California Legislative Information website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe must pass the No Kings Act in California, in other states, and in Congress as soon as possible to stop the impunity and end the killings,\u201d Wiener said, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill is advancing through the final stages of the Assembly as national attention grows over ICE misconduct. It is expected to receive its final vote in the California Legislature in August.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tags: Scott Wiener, No Kings Act, Senate Bill 747, ICE, immigration, civil rights<\/p>\n<p> Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/davisvanguard.org\/category\/breaking-news\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Breaking News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/davisvanguard.org\/category\/national-issues\/immigration-national-issues\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Immigration<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/davisvanguard.org\/category\/national-issues\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">National Issues<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 In response to two fatal shootings involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":339481,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[101,103,102,104,106,105],"class_list":["post-400645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=400645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400645\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/339481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=400645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=400645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}