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<p>From: Friends Committee on Legislation of California</p> <p>Tell the Governor: Sign SB 81-Protect immigrants using health care facilities</p> <p>Ask Gov. Newsom to sign SB 81, which will specifically prohibit a health care provider from disclosing people&rsquo;s immigration status and place of birth to immigration enforcement agencies and prohibit allowing access to private spaces of health care facilities unless they present a valid warrant signed by a judge.</p> <p>The co-sponsors of this bill state that "the federal administration&rsquo;s egregious attacks on immigrant children, workers, and families have stoked fear across California, deterring people from accessing the health care and essential services they need due to the possibility of arrest, surveillance, and family separation by immigration agents."</p> <p>Existing law established the California Values Act (CVA). Under the CVA, model policies developed by the Attorney General were issued for public schools, colleges, health care facilities, and other locations, and included components such as requiring a warrant from ICE agents before they enter or attempt to interrogate or arrest anyone. These model policies protect the rights of immigrants and their families to safely access public institutions and services without fear of arrest and family separation by immigration agents.</p> <p>SB 81 extends and codifies these policies and expands the definition of health care providers to ensure more protections for immigrants seeking health care.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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