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A-B 937 Page S 6) Provides that law ent6rccnaent agencies are able to participate in joint taslcfincc.N with the federal government only if the primary purpose of the joint task frirce is not inronigration cutolcenxnt. Participating agencies nntst alurtally repots to the Calitomb Department in Justice (DO.I) if there were in»rtigration arrests as a result of task 4brce operations. (0ov- Cnde, § 7284.6, subds. (b) & (c).) 7) Allows law erl)rcement agencies to respond to a request front iuuingration authornr s fi)r iuforination about a person's criminal history. (Gov. Code, § 7284.6, SUM. (b)(2).) 8) Allows law enforcement agencies to make itquiies into ititorrnation necessary to certify an mdividural who hlas been identified as a potential crbr or tralliukiig victin for a T or U Visa. (Gov. Code, § 7284.6, subds'. (b)(4).) 9) Allows law enfrrecmau agencies to give in -migration authorities access to hitunicw an individual in agency custody if such access complies with the TRUTI I Act. (Gov. Code. § 7284.6, subds. (b)(5).) FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown. COMMENTS: 1) Author's Statement: According to the author, "AB 9:37 helps California realize its promise of protecting uinnigtatnt lino and rcfotnnng otu-ctittvtt<al justice ,ystctn Under current law many individuals that have completed their sentence or have been deemed eligible l6r release fintn a Californa jail or prison can lace a second punishment in the immigration detention system, solely becauue of where they were bolt. AB 937 will stop this arbitrary second punishment where one has no right to legal representation, pretrial release, or a hearing i-ona a jauy of their peers. Immigration Detainees can ihd themselves housed b counr-v jails and even private facilities anywhere in America, facilities beyond the oversight and accountability of the state of California where abuse and neglect is well documented. All Cali&mmans, rcr4rrdlcss ofeitiAM"Jilp stairs, Slaoukl get the cltamu:c to rcintcgratc back into their Connntuiitics and reunite with their families cobs,» they have paid their debt to society-" 2) California Values Act_ The Values Act, which became effective on Janurary 1, 2019, limits the involvement of state and local law enforcement agencies in federal iuiLnigration entnrcenaent- It prohibits law enl6rcernent agencies (including school police and security deparunents) from using resources to iivestig;tte, iuterrol�ate, detan detect, or arrest people for immigration en otv cinem purposes. It also places libation on the way; in which Law enforcement agencies can collaborate with federal lask forces that involve elentenl.s of inrnig ation enforcement. Under the Values Act, CDCR is not considered a Law enforcement agemy- The Values Act was an expansion of prior state Law, the TRUST Act which prolaliled Law erlforCenaent fi-ona honoring federal inanaigration holds unless the deurinee had a criminal history involvi ng a serious or violent felony. the Values Act contains sonic exceptions that allows law cnfrorcancnt agencies, to cooperate City Council 21 — 11 514/2021