CA AB1708

Repeals Chapter 17.25 (California Values Act) that prohibited state and local law enforcement agencies from using personnel or resources for immigration enforcement purposes.

Requires law enforcement officials to cooperate with federal immigration authorities and detain individuals on immigration holds after they become eligible for release if specified conditions are met, including felony convictions or arrests with probable cause findings.

Expands circumstances allowing immigration cooperation to include convictions at any time for felonies (instead of the previous 15-year limit) and adds new conditions such as sex offender registry status and federal aggravated felony convictions.

Eliminates requirements for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide advance notice to individuals before immigration interviews and removes requirements for the Attorney General to publish model policies limiting immigration enforcement assistance.

Imposes a state-mandated local program, requiring state reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for costs associated with increased immigration enforcement cooperation duties.