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Amid ICE Raids, Bill Looks to Keep Children Away from Foster Care

What happens to the children whose parents, guardians, or family members are detained or deported abruptly? 

In Los Angeles, immigrant rights and social justice organizations have begun mobilizing in support of legislation that could help equip immigrant and mixed-status families to have the tools needed to prepare for potential separations in the face of rising immigration enforcement raids that have taken the region by storm over the last few months. 

Last week, numerous local organizations gathered to rally in support of Assembly Bill 495 (AB 495), the Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025

Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez, Child Advocates, And Immigrant Rights Leaders Urge Governor Newsom To Sign AB 495: The Family Preparedness Plan Act Of 2025

Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez, Child Advocates, And Immigrant Rights Leaders Urge Governor Newsom To Sign AB 495: The Family Preparedness Plan Act Of 2025

LOS ANGELES — In the face of rising immigration enforcement and the painful family separations it leaves behind, Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez (D–43rd District) joined with a broad coalition of more than 50 organizations today to urge Governor Gavin Newsom to sign Assembly Bill 495, the Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025. The bill strengthens family stability, safeguards children’s well-being...

California Must Protect Children And Families From Further Suffering And Despair

A CNN investigation this week reveals more than 100 US-born children have been left stranded without a parent this year due to President Trump’s inhumane, cruel immigration enforcement policies. A California bill sitting on Governor Newsom’s desk, AB 495, seeks to give families impacted by raids some peace of mind.

Los Angeles, CA – A broad coalition of more than 50 organizations, led by the...

Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez’s Legislation to Support Families Facing Immigration Raids and the Threat of Family Separation Heads to the Governor

Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, the California Legislature passed Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez’s (D-San Fernando) Assembly Bill (AB) 495, Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025, supporting families in developing Family Preparedness Plans and offering tools to assist parents and children when separation occurs.

“We are one step closer to helping families facing separation. AB 495 is focused on keeping...

Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez Responds to Misinformation, Reaffirms AB 495 is About Protecting Families

San Francisco Chronicle reporting dispels misinformation as Rodriguez highlights AB 495’s mission to strengthen family preparedness tools

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez (D-San Fernando) responded to recent San Francisco Chronicle coverage that highlighted how opponents of Assembly Bill 495 are spreading misinformation about her legislation.

“AB 495 is about one thing: keeping...

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