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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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R1Page 165Priority one Priority one focuses on people who are threats to national security, border security, and public safety. This includes: persons suspected of having involvement with gangs, spies, or terrorists; persons convicted of a felony (as defined under state law) or an aggravated felony; and persons apprehended at the borders while attempting to enter unlawfully.
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R2Page 165Priority two Priority two focuses on people who are “misdemeanants and new immigration violators.” This includes persons convicted of three or more misdemeanors, not including minor traffic offenses, state convictions where immigration status is an element, and persons with convictions for a significant misdemeanor. A significant misdemeanor is defined as an offense of domestic violence, sexual violence or exploitation, burglary, unlawful possession or use of a firearm, drug distribution or trafficking, driving under the influence, or any misdemeanor for which the person was sentenced to serve 90 days or more in jail. Individuals in this category are not a priority for removal.
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R3Page 166Priority three Priority three focuses on people who have other immigration violations. This priority only names those who have been issued a final order of removal on or after January 1, 2014.9 Individuals in this category are not a priority for removal. E. California Trust Act 10 Assembly Bill No. 4, otherwise known as the California Trust Act, went into effect January 1, 2014. It prohibits local governments from turning over immigrants who have committed petty crimes to federal immigration officials. It also prevents California law enforcement officials from detaining an individual on the basis of an ICE hold after that individual becomes eligible for release from custody. The Trust Act sets the minimum standard across the state to limit immigration holds in local jails. These optional holds are often caused by the controversial federally authorized Secure Communities Program which can hold undocumented immigrants, and even citizens, for an unspecified time, at local expense. The Trust Act ensures that people with most low-level, non-violent offenses are not needlessly held for deportation purposes. At the same time, it allows holds for most felony convictions and those accused of felonies under certain circumstances. Immigrant Legal Resource Center and National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild. 10 http://www.catrustact.org/about.html 2015-2016 LOS ANGELES COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT 153 III. METHODS AND PROCEDURES The CGJ gathered the information in this report by undertaking the following tasks: • developed and submitted a series of written questions to LASD regarding the screening policy of undocumented immigrants, • interviewed staff at IRC, • reviewed and analyzed data provided to LASD by ICE, • reviewed literature found in the Department of Homeland Security website, • listened to the interview given by the Sheriff to KNBC-TV Los Angeles, CA,11 and • requested interviews with ICE personnel. The CGJ’s requests were denied. IV.