Sacramento Bee: Slate of bills to regulate immigration enforcement awaits Newsom’s signature

As the Legislative session came to a close, California legislators sent more than a dozen bills to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk to regulate federal immigration enforcement and detention and support the state’s immigrant communities.

The largest portion of immigration-related bills on Newsom’s desk regulate detention centers — both the construction of new facilities and the conditions inside. California has opened two new detention centers in the last year, bringing the state’s total count to eight; California City Detention Center opened in August 2025 and the Central Valley Annex facility opened in McFarland, California, this April. The new constructions added nearly 3,000 beds to the state’s capacity for those detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

Senate Bill 1367 would prohibit a city or county from approving the construction of new detention facilities or the conversion of existing buildings into detention centers. Sen. Sabrina Cervantes, D-Riverside, authored the bill to prevent further expansion of ICE facilities in California, particularly those constructed from sites like warehouses and industrial buildings not meant for human habitation.

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