SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California state Senate closed its session to the public on Friday, a day after two women in attendance made threats against lawmakers, while law enforcement
A heavy National Guard presence can be seen around the state Capitol ahead of expected protests and violence in events similar to last week’s attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Members of the Proud Boys, a right wing hate group, gather at a pro-Trump rally at the California Capitol Saturday.
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For nearly two months, repeated clashes between far-right groups and antifa-aligned counter-protesters have led to violence in the streets of Sacramento.
The brawls and beatings have occurred on the outskirts of weekly protests held by Trump supporters near the Capitol, promoting the conspiracy theory that Democrats stole the presidential election. While the protests themselves have been largely peaceful, far-right groups like the Proud Boys have routinely left the main demonstrations to confront counter-protesters in the streets downtown.
Sacramento Sheriff’s Office Released 52 People To ICE Deportation Agents Last Year One By Mistake Wednesday, December 23, 2020 | Sacramento, CA
Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones.
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By Raheem Hosseini
Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones admitted this month that his department turned over a Latino man to federal deportation agents even though it wasn t supposed to alert ICE.
The father was one of 52 people who completed jail sentences in Sacramento only to be released to Immigration and Customs Enforcement last year.
Jones acknowledged the mistake during an annual presentation mandated by California s TRUTH Act. That law requires local governing bodies to hold at least one public forum a year if their law enforcement agencies provided access to ICE.