CA AB937

Prohibits state and local agencies from arresting, detaining, transferring, or assisting with immigration enforcement actions against individuals, except with limited exceptions for those convicted of serious felonies within 5 years of parole release.

Requires the Board of Parole Hearings to consider family ties, years of U.S. residence, rehabilitation evidence, and vulnerable population status before notifying Immigration and Customs Enforcement of release dates, and prohibits notification for vulnerable populations including domestic violence survivors and individuals in hospice care.

Prohibits using immigration status as a factor in denying probation, diversion programs, mental health treatment, credit-earning programs, or mandatory supervision, or in determining custody classification levels.

Repeals Penal Code Sections 5025 and 5026 requiring the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to identify and refer undocumented inmates to federal immigration authorities and to cooperate with deportation proceedings.

Removes "place of birth" from required data elements in state and local criminal offender record information systems and creates private right of action for individuals harmed by violations, with liability for actual damages, general damages, and attorney's fees.