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State: Police Collaboration and Immigration Agents

state: Since the Jeff Sessions-led Department of Justice sued California last month over its so-called sanctuary state law limiting police collaboration with immigration agents, at least a dozen local governments have voted to either join or support the lawsuit or for resolutions opposing the state's position, according to The Chronicle Herald. Those include the Board of Supervisors in Orange County, which has more than 3 million people. More local governments in California are saying they don't want to be part of the state's efforts to resist the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, especially in pockets where Republicans still dominate in the otherwise Democratic state. More action is coming this week, with leaders in the Orange County city of Los Alamitos scheduled to vote Monday on a proposal to exempt the community of 12,000 from the state law. On Tuesday, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors is meeting to consider joining the Trump administration lawsuit. Demonstrators for and against the plan are expected to gather outside City Hall ahead of the council meeting set for 6 p.m. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.