our state laws require that ICE follow federal immigration law
Not supportedXavier Becerra, at California Governor General Election Debate (CNN)
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Why we checked itThis is a specific legal claim about what California state laws require of ICE — verifiable against actual California statutes and potentially misleading or incorrect as a characterization of California's sanctuary laws
What we foundCalifornia state laws do not require ICE to follow federal immigration law; they restrict state and local cooperation with ICE, and courts have blocked California attempts to directly regulate federal agents' conduct.