Luis Nolasco

Luis Nolasco

Pronouns: He/him/his

Senior Policy Advocate and Organizer

Advocacy

Bio

Luis Nolasco is a senior community engagement and policy advocate at the ACLU of Southern California, working from the Inland Empire office. He graduated with a B.A. in psychology from California State University, San Bernardino and was one of the co-founders of the Inland Empire Immigrant Youth Collective. He currently sits on the board of the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice (ICIJ).

His work is focused on the intersections between the criminal justice system and immigration systems. He began his work on these issues with Shut Down the Broward Transitional Center (BTC) in Boca Raton, Florida in 2012. Since then he has been active in the fight to dismantle the collaboration between local law enforcement and immigration authorities, and the fight against mass incarceration in the Inland Valleys. Luis was a leading force in the effort to eliminate 287-G agreements locally and played a key role in organizing the statewide campaign for SB54, the California Values Act.

Featured Work

News & Commentary
Luis Nolasco

Governor Brown Just Signed the California Values Act and Here is Why It's a Big Deal

The Inland Empire region, made up of San Bernardino and Riverside counties, may be in California, but more often than not lands closer to Texas or Arizona when it comes to local immigration policies. Unlike other parts of the state, many of the region's officials often do not reflect the views and needs of the almost four million people living here. There are not many "sanctuary cities" for immigrants in the Inland Empire. In fact, some local law enforcement agencies are eager to use local resources to make it easier for the federal government to carry out deportations that harm our communities every day. That's why the passage and signing of the California Values Act (SB 54), a bill that limits local police's involvement in deportations, is a huge victory for our local communities.
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What Tom and Guillermo's Detention Center Wedding Reveals

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