California Chief Justice Slams ‘Stalking’ of Undocumented Immigrants at Courts

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California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye (shown in a 2013 photo) believes that most undocumented immigrants pose no risk to public safety. Creative Commons image by

By Scott Shafer, KQED News Fix/The California Report
In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye says she is “deeply concerned” at reports that federal immigration agents are, in her words, “stalking undocumented immigrants” and arresting them at trial courts in the state.

The chief justice said courts should not be used as “bait” in the enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws, adding that courthouses are full of vulnerable people seeking justice.

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix/The California Report.

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