Felony Murder Elimination Project asks our advocates and supporters to help us take action today and urge the California State Senate to Pass AB 1806: Investigate Fatal ICE and Border Patrol Shootings.

78 partner organizations currently support Assembly Bill (AB) 1806 (Gabriel), which would require the California Attorney General to conduct an independent, transparent, and complete investigation into fatal shootings of civilians in California by ICE or Border Patrol agents. The bill is facing challenges and your help is needed to ensure this important mechanism for holding immigration agents accountable moves forward. 

FMEP is reaching out to ask for your support in urging Senator Sabrina Cervantes (SD31 – Riverside & San Bernadino Counties), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senate Pro Tem Monique Limón (SD21 – Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo Counties) to PASS AB 1806 (Gabriel) out of the Senate Appropriations Committee. 

ACTION STEPS:

• Call Senator Cervantes’ Office at (916) 651-4031 to urge the passage of AB 1806 (Gabriel) 
• Call Senate Pro Tem Limon’s Office at (916) 651-4021 to urge the passage of AB 1806 (Gabriel) 
• Take 30 seconds to send a one-click email to Senator Cervantes and Senate Pro Tem Limón to urge the passage of AB 1806 (Gabriel) 
• Post on Social Media (you can use the graphic in the linked instagram post OR the image included below) to spread awareness and rally support.

SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR PHONE CALLS: 

• “Hi, my name is [insert name] with [include organization, congregation or affiliation] from [city or county you reside] and I am calling to respectfully request the Senator’s support for AB 1806 authored by Assembly Member Gabriel. 
• The bill would require the California Attorney General to conduct an independent, transparent, and complete investigation into fatal shootings of civilians in California by ICE, Border Patrol or federal immigration agents. 
• Since January 2025, ICE and Border Patrol agents have shot at and killed 11 people across the United States, including in California.
• The bill is currently on the “Suspense File” and California has the opportunity to lead and support immigrant families and communities under attack by lawless and rogue ICE and Border Patrol agents. Thank you for your leadership and support.

SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS: (Instagram examples below)

Sample caption: 

@moniquelimonCA @senatorcervantes @casenatedems: We urge you to PASS AB 1806 (Gabriel) out of the Senate Appropriations committee. 

Since January 2025, ICE and Border Patrol agents have shot at and killed 11 people across the United States, including in California. 

AB 1806 (Gabriel) would require the California Attorney General to conduct an independent, transparent, and complete investigation into fatal shootings of civilians in California by federal immigration agents.

AB 1806 is a concrete step towards safeguarding the rights of Californians amid the Trump’s administration’s lawless and deadly mass raids and deportations.

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We appreciate your consideration and ongoing solidarity with immigrant communities during the Trump administration’s dangerous immigration raids, detentions and deportations.