Government
Oct. 1, 2016
Governor signs bill aimed at reducing deportations
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will allow people with misdemeanor convictions to apply to have their sentences reduced to 364 days in order to avoid deportation.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will allow people with misdemeanor convictions to apply to have their sentences reduced to 364 days in order to avoid deportation.
SB 1242 builds on another bill passed by the same author, Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, in 2014.
Lara's SB 1310 dropped misdemeanor sentences of "not more than one y...
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