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California Governor Acts on Immigration Measures

October 12, 2012 (1 min read)

 CALIFORNIA Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signs AB 2189, legislation that allows undocumented immigrants granted Deferred Action status by the federal government to obtain driver's licenses (SACRAMENTO BEE). • CALIFORNIA Gov. Brown vetoes AB 1081, which would have prohibited local law enforcement agencies from holding arrestees for federal immigration authorities unless the crime or conviction involved a serious or violent felony (SACRAMENTO BEE). • CALIFORNIA Gov. Brown signs SB 1064, which permits a court to place a child in any marriage dissolution, dependency, or probate guardianship proceedings with a parent, legal guardian, or relative regardless of the relative's immigration status (STATE NET).

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