<Ul> <Li> According to the National Immigration Law Center, about a dozen California cities have some formal sanctuary policy, and none of the 58 California counties "complies with detainer requests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ." </Li> <Li> Berkeley became the first city in the United States to pass a sanctuary resolution on November 8, 1971 . Additional local governments in certain cities in the United States began designating themselves as sanctuary cities during the 1980s . Some have questioned the accuracy of the term "sanctuary city" as used in the US . The policy was first initiated in 1979 in Los Angeles, to prevent the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from inquiring about the immigration status of arrestees . Many Californian cities have adopted "sanctuary" ordinances banning city employees and public safety personnel from asking people about their immigration status . </Li> <Li> Coachella - 95% Latino, 2nd highest percentage Latino city in Southern California, adopted the policy in 2015 . </Li> <Li> Los Angeles--In 1979, the Los Angeles City Council adopted Special Order 40, barring LAPD officers from initiating contact with a person solely to determine their immigration status . However, the city frequently cooperates with federal immigration authorities . Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti does not use the phrase "sanctuary city" to describe the city because the label is unclear . </Li> <Li> San Francisco "declared itself a sanctuary city in 1989, and city officials strengthened the stance in 2013 with its' Due Process for All' ordinance . The law declared local authorities could not hold immigrants for immigration officials if they had no violent felonies on their records and did not currently face charges ." The 2015 shooting of Kathryn Steinle provoked debate about San Francisco's "sanctuary city" policy . </Li> <Li> Seaside--On March 29, 2017, Seaside became Monterey County's first sanctuary city . </Li> <Li> Williams - 75% Latino, largest percentage Latino town in Northern California, adopted the policy in 2015 . </Li> <Li> On October 5, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that makes California a "sanctuary state". In spite of this, it does not bar local and state agencies from cooperating with ICE regarding certain illegal criminals and ICE is still free to carry out raids targeting undocumented immigrants within the state . </Li> </Ul> <Li> According to the National Immigration Law Center, about a dozen California cities have some formal sanctuary policy, and none of the 58 California counties "complies with detainer requests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ." </Li> <Li> Berkeley became the first city in the United States to pass a sanctuary resolution on November 8, 1971 . Additional local governments in certain cities in the United States began designating themselves as sanctuary cities during the 1980s . Some have questioned the accuracy of the term "sanctuary city" as used in the US . The policy was first initiated in 1979 in Los Angeles, to prevent the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from inquiring about the immigration status of arrestees . Many Californian cities have adopted "sanctuary" ordinances banning city employees and public safety personnel from asking people about their immigration status . </Li> <Li> Coachella - 95% Latino, 2nd highest percentage Latino city in Southern California, adopted the policy in 2015 . </Li>

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