Becerra’s warning follows a report by the\u00a0San Francisco Chronicle<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>detailing the planned raids which will\u00a0include worksites believed to be harboring illegal employees. According to\u00a0The Chronicle<\/em>, US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will be flying officers in from around the country to assist with the raids, according to an unnamed source.<\/p>\n As we wrote yesterday,\u00a0The sweep would be the largest of its kind under the Trump administration, a source told the\u00a0Chronicle<\/em>\u00a0– and would be the first such operation since California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation enacting statewide\u00a0“sanctuary” laws<\/a>\u00a0last October\u00a0<\/strong>– vastly limiting who state and local law enforcement agencies can detain, question and transfer at the request of federal authorities.\u00a0It also forbids police officers from making arrests for\u00a0civil immigration warrants, as well as joining federal task forces intended to enforce immigration laws.<\/p>\n As far as businesses are concerned, the bill:<\/p>\n \u25aa\u00a0Requires employers to ask immigration agents for a warrant before granting access to a worksite.<\/p>\n \u25aa\u00a0Prevents employers from voluntarily sharing confidential employee information without a subpoena.<\/p>\n \u25aa\u00a0Requires employers to notify their workers before a federal audit of employee records.<\/p>\n \u25aa\u00a0Gives the attorney general and labor commissioner exclusive authority to enforce new provisions of state labor laws.<\/p>\n \u25aa\u00a0Prohibits employers from re-verifying information on employment verification forms, unless compelled to by federal law.<\/p>\n Acting ICE Director Homan slammed Jerry Brown and the state of California for passing SB54, which he said undermined public safety.<\/p>\n (SacBee<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n Acting ICE director Tom Homan<\/p><\/div>\n In an appearance earlier this month on\u00a0Fox News<\/a><\/em>, Homan accused California Democrats and Gov. Jerry Brown of placing “politics ahead of public safety,” adding that California “better hold on tight,”\u00a0<\/strong>as ICE would\u00a0“significantly increase”\u00a0<\/strong>pressure on the state.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re about to see a lot more special agents, a lot more deportation officers in the state of California<\/strong>,\u201d\u00a0said Homan.<\/p>\n The operation would go after people who have been identified as targets for deportation<\/strong>, including those who have been served with final deportation orders and those with criminal histories, the source said.\u00a0The number could tick up if officers come across other undocumented immigrants in the course of their actions<\/strong>\u00a0and make what are known as\u00a0collateral arrests<\/strong>. –SF Chronicle<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n When asked for comment on Tuesday, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) was outraged, saying that immigrants “must not be targeted in raids solely because they are Californians,” adding that a large-scale enforcement operation would suggest that\u00a0\u201cthe administration is carrying out its enforcement actions to make a political point and not based on the security of the country<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n The new “sanctuary state” law\u00a0prompted a conservative street artist<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to add an addition to the iconic “Welcome to California” sign at several state border crossings:<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/homan_0_0.jpg\")
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