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SB 1194 – California Immigrant Justice Fellowship
IDA is sponsoring legislation by Senator Caballero that would place the California Immigrant Justice Fellowship into statute—making it…
SB 1399 – Cal DOJ Detention Facility Reviews
Immigrant Defense Advocates (IDA) is gathering letters of support for SB 1399 (Durazo), legislation to preserve public…
SB 942 – Private Detention Facility Oversight and Standards Act of 2026
IDA is sponsoring SB 942 – Private Detention Facility Oversight and Standards Act of 2026.…
SB 941 – Limiting Profiteering in Private Detention Facilities
IDA sponsoring SB 941 (Padilla), legislation to limit profiteering in ICE detention facilities by capping commissary markups…
2025 Immigration Briefings
Immigrant Defense Advocates is partnering with the office of Senator Sasha Renée Pérez to host a series…
Immigration Legal Services – An Investment in California
One of Immigrant Defense Advocates’ (IDA) key initiatives for 2025 focuses on increasing awareness about…
SB 1132 – Public Health Inspections in Private Detention
Leg Info Fact Sheet Detention facilities pose a unique challenge with respect to public health…
The California Mandela Act on Solitary Confinement
Sign up to receive updates on the bill AB 280 Bill Text - LegInfo Press…
COVID-19 Vaccines in Immigrant Detention
Immigrant Defense Advocates, in partnership with the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice, have launched a…
AB 263 – The HOLD Act: Health Oversight and Leadership in Detention Act
Immigrant Defense Advocates is working with Assemblymember Rob Bonta to sponsor the AB 263 –…
Immigrant Detention and Public Health
Immigrant Defense Advocates is launching a directed campaign focusing on the threat to public health…
AB 3228
Immigrant Defense Advocates is sponsoring AB 3228 - The Accountability in Detention Act GOVERNOR NEWSOM…
California Immigrant Justice Fellowship
AB 32
Recent Work - IDA files letter to 9th Circuit highlighting misrepresentations by GEO and the…