California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §24253: For purposes of this chapter, “immigration enforcement” means any and all efforts to investigate, enforce, or assist in the investigation or enforcement of any federal civil immigration law, and also

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This statute defines 'immigration enforcement' as efforts to investigate or enforce federal civil and criminal immigration laws concerning unlawful presence, entry, reentry, or employment in the United States.

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For purposes of this chapter, “immigration enforcement” means any and all efforts to investigate, enforce, or assist in the investigation or enforcement of any federal civil immigration law, and also includes any and all efforts to investigate, enforce, or assist in the investigation or enforcement of any federal criminal immigration law that penalizes a person’s presence in, entry or reentry to, or employment in, the United States.

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