AB 18: California Secure Borders Act of 2025.
The California Secure Borders Act aims to combat illegal immigration and secure the border by repealing provisions that restrict law enforcement from providing information about undocumented immigrants. This bill prohibits the use of state funds for various services for undocumented immigrants, including welfare, healthcare, housing, and more. It also requires public disclosure of information on the impact of illegal immigration on crime rates and state services. Additionally, the bill provides cross-deputization training for local law enforcement to support federal border security actions and establishes standards for the deployment of the state guard to the border.
| Feb. 02, 2026 | Died at Desk. |
| Dec. 03, 2024 | From printer. May be heard in committee January 2. |
| Dec. 02, 2024 | Read first time. To print. |
| Introduced by Assembly Member DeMaio |
December 02, 2024 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Secure Borders Act of 2025.SEC. 2.
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to combat illegal immigration and secure the border by repealing the sanctuary law (Senate Bill 54 of the 2017–2018 Regular Session (Chapter 495 of the Statutes of 2017)), prohibit the use of state funds for various welfare, health, housing, and other services for undocumented immigrants, require public disclosure of information on the impact of illegal immigration on crime rates and state and local services, provide cross-deputization training for local law enforcement to support federal border security actions, and provide standards for deployment of the State Guard to the border.