"Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed a bill allowing a broad range of relatives to step in as children's caregivers if their parents are deported, a measure that had provoked a firestorm of conservative criticism. Assembly Bill 495 will also bar daycare providers from collecting immigration information about a child or their parents, and allow parents to nominate a temporary legal guardian for their child in family court."
"We are putting on record that we stand by our families and their right to keep their private information safe, maintain parental rights and help families prepare in case of emergencies, Newsom said in a press release. It was one of several measures the Democratic-dominated Legislature pushed this year in response to the Trump administration's aggressive deportation crackdown in Los Angeles and across California."
Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 495, expanding who may serve as children's caregivers when parents are deported and broadening eligibility to sign caregiver authorization affidavits. The law bars daycare providers from collecting immigration information about children or their parents and allows parents to nominate temporary legal guardians in family court. The measure responded to an intensified deportation crackdown and followed several related bills restricting ICE practices and requiring warrants at schools and hospitals. Newsom delayed his decision for weeks amid conservative pushback and immigrant-rights advocacy, signing the bill the day before his deadline on a package of over 800 bills.
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