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Immigration,
Government

Aug. 22, 2017

Bill will boost fair treatment of immigrants in civil courts

Assembly Bill 1690 will eliminate existing loopholes in procedural rules and ensure fair and equal treatment in civil court for nearly 2.4 million California residents — the nation’s largest undocumented immigrant population.

Saveena Takhar

Senior Legislative Counsel
Consumer Attorneys of California

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Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a significant new bill that will eliminate existing loopholes in procedural rules and ensure fair and equal treatment in civil court for nearly 2.4 million California residents — the nation’s largest undocumented immigrant population. Assembly Bill 1690, signed by Brown on July 31 and authored by Assembly Judiciary Committee Chairman Mark Stone and other Democrats on the committee, will prevent inquiries into immigration status during most ...

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