California and a coalition of 17 other states have backed a lawsuit calling for an end to unconstitutional immigration stops in Los Angeles.

In the California Legislature, there is a bill to ban all law enforcement from covering their faces while conducting operations in California. SB 627 was introduced by state Sens. Scott Wiener and Jesse Arreguín, two Bay Area Democrats, as well as Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez, a Pasadena Democrat.