California enacts SB 942, the Civil Detainees’ Bill of Rights Act, granting dignity, privacy, humane treatment, and safe conditions for individuals in civil immigration detention and giving state enforcement authority over related facilities, effective immediately.

SB 747 creates a California civil cause of action for deprivation of federal constitutional rights in immigration enforcement, effective immediately, with possible limits due to federal immunity and preemption.

Legislation AB 1801, SB 423, SB 1367, AB 1633, and SB 420 expands detention-facility oversight, public notice, records access, local land-use approvals, and financial considerations like a private detention facility tax and property tax issues.

AB 2495 tightens protections against unlawful immigration-related employment practices by prohibiting threats, retaliation, or coercion by employers, with implementation slated for 2027.

AB 2318 requires medical evaluation and treatment access for people under law-enforcement control when conditions permit, acknowledging possible limits under federal law and involvement of federal officers.

AB 1655 revises CalWORKs temporary-absence rules for households with a member detained in federal immigration detention, effective July 1, 2027, focusing on benefit treatment rather than immigration status.

SB 957 tasks the Attorney General with developing a comprehensive state oversight plan for privately operated civil detention facilities, due by the end of 2027.

AB 1994 expands information and assistance for immigrant crime victims about U visas, T visas, and VAWA protections, without creating new immigration status.

California signs 21 immigration-related laws on Sept. 29, 2026, addressing enforcement, detention, courthouses, workplaces, victims’ protections, and state oversight without altering federal status or deportation decisions.

AB 1650, AB 1807, SB 937, SB 1004 regulate enforcement activities on property, vehicles, and with equipment, including vehicle decals, state-property use limits, and restrictions on certain tactics, while noting potential federal preemption questions.

SB 1399 preserves California’s ongoing detention-facility review authority by removing a sunset provision, ensuring continued inspections of local, county, and private facilities holding people for civil immigration purposes.

SB 873 provides protection against civil immigration arrests around courthouses, establishes a 1,000-foot buffer, and requires warrants and IDs for federal agents in courthouse contexts, but does not ban all arrests.