Mayor McCarty working on ICE accountability with lawmakers

(FOX40.COM) — Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty is pushing back against ICE, working with state lawmakers on legislation in the wake of another deadly Minnesota shooting.

McCarty, a former assemblymember, said Monday he is collaborating with state leaders on a bill that would give the California attorney general the authority to independently investigate incidents involving federal officers.

“What we are seeing unfold in Minneapolis — where multiple shootings involving federal immigration agents have resulted in the deaths of local residents — underscores a serious gap in accountability when federal law enforcement uses deadly force without robust state oversight,” McCarty said in a statement…

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