Event Brief
CA lawmakers bar hiring former immigration agents
By The BriefBrief · Sources (3)
Filed: Sep 01, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
Summary: California lawmakers voted to ban federal immigration agents from being hired for many local and state government jobs and to outlaw electric-shock gloves similar to those used by federal officers. The measures were approved as part of a broader Democratic legislative package aimed at limiting tactics used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
WHO: California lawmakers; Assembly member Mark Gonzalez (D-Los Angeles); Democratic-led state Legislature
WHAT: Passed two bills restricting hiring of federal immigration agents and banning electric-shock gloves; approved a broader package targeting certain ICE tactics and tools.
WHEN: Sep 01, 2026
WHERE: California
WHY: The bills were approved as part of a legislative package to thwart tactics and tools used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
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