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

KQED's The California Report

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

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