Law enforcement: communication with federal immigration authorities.

Under existing federal law, no state or local government entity or official may prohibit any government entity or official from sending federal authorities information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of any individual. This bill would declare that any ordinance or policy of a city, county, city and county, or law enforcement agency that prevents or limits a law enforcement agency, or an employee of a law enforcement agency, from notifying federal authorities that a person may be within the country illegally is void and not of any force or effect. This bill would allow a resident of the local jurisdiction to apply for a writ of mandate to compel the entity to comply with these provisions.