Eric Holder, LAPD chief say ‘sanctuary state’ bill will restore trust between immigrants, police

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck and State Sen. Kevin de León voiced their support Monday in downtown Los Angeles for de León’s bill that would limit local and state law enforcement assistance with federal immigration action in California.

Senate Bill 54, named the California Values Act, was approved by the state Senate in April and is still moving through the state Assembly.

De León began by thanking Holder, Beck and others for supporting the bill, before decrying the “reckless Trump administration” for its efforts to withhold federal dollars from cities that say they won’t cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.