Immigration Policy in Riverside County, CA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Riverside County, California.
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Sanctuary Policy Preemption
California Senate Bill 54, the California Values Act, restricts state and local law enforcement from using resources to investigate, detain, or arrest persons for federal immigration purposes. The law applies to Riverside County Sheriff and county jails.
California TRUST Act Limits ICE Cooperation Statewide
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Government Code Section 7284 (Chapter 17.25. Cooperation with Immigration Authorities - California Values Act)
This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Values Act. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 495, Sec. 3. (SB 54) Effective January 1, 2018.) Government Code - GOV TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] DIVISION 7. MISCELLANEOUS [6000 - 7599.200] CHAPTER 17.25. Cooperation with Immigration Authorities [7284 - 7284.12]
E-Verify Mandates
Labor Code section 2814 prohibits California state and local governments from requiring private employers to use the federal E-Verify system except where federal law mandates it. Riverside County cannot impose a county-wide E-Verify requirement on contractors.
California Limits Mandatory E-Verify by Employers
Heavy RestrictionsCalifornia Labor Code Section 2814 (Article 2.5. Electronic Employment Verification Systems)
(a)(1) Except as required by federal law or as a condition of receiving federal funds, it shall be unlawful for an employer, or any other person or entity to use the federal electronic employment verification system known as E-Verify to check the employment authorization status of an existing employee or an applicant who has not been offered employment at a time or in a manner not required unde...
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