CA AB2271

Establishes the Immigration Enforcement Emergency Relief Program, administered by the Employment Development Department, to provide income replacement benefits to individuals who lose earnings due to federal Department of Homeland Security enforcement actions

Provides benefits of up to $450 per week for a maximum of 20 cumulative weeks to eligible individuals who suffered income loss from DHS arrests, detentions, deportations, worksite raids, or reasonable fear for personal safety due to nearby enforcement activity

Creates the Immigration Enforcement Emergency Fund within the State Treasury, with program implementation contingent upon legislative appropriation in the Budget Act

Requires the department to adopt regulations by July 1, 2027, and prohibits collecting information about an individual's nationality, place of birth, immigration status, or social security number eligibility

Makes all personal information and documents collected for the program confidential and exempt from public records disclosure, with strict prohibitions on sharing data with other government agencies except as necessary to administer the program