The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/10/14/newsom-signs-bill-allowing-immigrant-parents-to-name-caretakers-for-their-kids-if-theyre-deported/Governor Gavin Newsom just signed a fairly sensible-sounding bill allowing immigrant parents to name a caregiver for their kids in case they are deported. Crazed conservatives are reacting by calling it the “Legalized Child Kidnapping Bill.” You are well aware by now that in the Bay Area, and nationwide, the Trump administration is detaining and deporting people like mad, even some who are legitimately US citizens. Many of the people being detained and deported are parents with children. So what happens to the kids when their parents are deported? A recent CNN article notes that many have “ended up in the care of relatives, n

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