DOJ requests data on undocumented inmates from California jails

Name: DOJ requests data on undocumented inmates from California jails
Uploaded: 2025-07-18T01:47:07Z
Description: Sheriff Robert Luna says LA County does not collect or hold citizenship data on inmates, following a DOJ request for lists of non-U.S. citizens in custody. Legal analyst Jessica Levinson says the federal government cannot compel local law enforcement to enforce immigration laws under the 10th Amendment.

Sheriff Robert Luna says LA County does not collect or hold citizenship data on inmates, following a DOJ request for lists of non-U.S. citizens in custody. Legal analyst Jessica Levinson says the federal government cannot compel local law enforcement to enforce immigration laws under the 10th Amendment.

Posted July 17, 2025 6:47pm PDT