The article reveals that California law enforcement agencies, particularly in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Orange counties, violated Senate Bill 34 by sharing license plate data with federal agencies like ICE and CBP. Despite a 10-year-old state law forbidding this, a recent report showed that 71 agencies in California broke the law. Attorney General Rob Bonta's advisory aims to enforce compliance, requiring police to state the purpose for accessing such data. Activists argue that failure to protect this data sharing undermines local sanctuary policies, emphasizing the need for stricter enforcement actions.
"This is a big deal, it's part of the problem, and we need the attorney general's office to start litigating," said Brian Hofer, emphasizing the urgency of the situation.
"The law has been routinely violated; civil liberties groups in 2023 found that 71 California law enforcement agencies had broken it," indicating widespread non-compliance.
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