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Immigration Enforcement and Criminal Adjudication: Los Angeles County

This library collection is intended to help researchers interested in local criminal justice policies governing the treatment of noncitizens.

Prosecution Policies on Collateral Consequences

Los Angeles County District Attorney

Special Directive 03-04 from Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley to All Deputy Dist. Attorneys (Sept. 25, 2003)

Sheriff's Department Policies on Enforcing Detainers

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dep't, Unit Order re ICE Detainer Release Procedures (June 6, 2014)

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dep't, Unit Order re ICE Detainer Release & Court Procedures (Oct. 24, 2014)

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Custody Manual, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detainer Notification (Oct. 30, 2014)

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dep’t, Pol’y 5-09/271.00 (Sept. 21, 2015)

Letter from Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (Sept. 22, 2015)

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Custody Services Division, General Population: ICE Detainer Processing & Release Procedures (unsigned draft Oct. 19, 2015)

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dep't Information Bureau, Advisory: Sheriff Jim McDonnell's Statement Regarding the Passage of Senate Bill 54 (Sept. 16, 2017)

Police Department Policies on Policing Immigration Status

Los Angeles Police Department

Los Angeles Police Dep't, Office of Chief of Police, Special Order No. 40 (Nov. 27, 1979)

Los Angeles, Cal., Resolution No. 07-0002-S133 (June 12, 2007)

Los Angeles Police Department, Policy Manual, Policy 390 & 264.70

Los Angeles Police Department, Policy Manual, Policy 264.50

Long Beach Police Department

No written policy.

Glendale Police Department

Glendale Police Dep’t, Policy Manual, Pol’y 415 (June 11, 2015)

Pomona Police Department

Pomona Police Dep’t, Policy Manual, Pol’y 428 (Mar. 12, 2014)