Local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
Culver City activists and the Democratic Club have pressed to close loopholes so city staff, data, and resources will not assist federal immigration enforcement, citing concerns about mass deportations and protection of undocumented residents and others. Prior policy limited voluntary data sharing but allowed sharing when required by federal law; technologies such as license-plate readers raised additional data-sharing worries.
How far should Culver City go in limiting local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement?
How OpenCampaign quiz-takers stand on this issue
30% call it a high-priority issue (rating it 7+ out of 10).
- Liberal30%
- Lean liberal23%
- Moderate16%
- Lean conservative6%
- Conservative25%
High-priority share over time
The high-priority share has ranged 26โ45% since 2016. Election-year cohorts skew casual and under-rate every issue, so the dips around 2020 and 2024 partly reflect who took the quiz, not a shift in opinion.
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How far should Culver City go in limiting local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement?
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This has required regular vigilance to maintain and, not only have police since defied it it by licensing technologies such as Automated License Plate Readers and dash and body cameras from companies that share their data with organizations who may share it with ICE, but the original resolution contained a giant loophole: that Culver City will not share data unless required to by Federal law. Since Trump has promised mass deportations will be carried out with help from local police, itโs past time to codify that our Cityโs staff, data, and resources will categorically not participate.
Positions on this issue ยท liberal → conservative
- Ban all city data/resource sharing with ICE and end contracts that risk federal access
- Strengthen sanctuary rules and close voluntary-sharing loopholes wherever legally possible
- Keep current limits on voluntary cooperation without major new ordinances
- Allow limited local-federal cooperation on serious criminal cases only
- Fully cooperate with federal immigration enforcement using local police and data