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Instead it is using our nation’s foundational civil rights law as a pretext to coerce states into abandoning efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion through lawful programs and policies.”

The unusual mix of civil deportation and criminal-style punishment has received relatively little attention, he said.

The Huntington Park City Council has chosen a local civil service commissioner to replace former Councilmember Esmeralda Castillo, whose seat was declared vacant after a probe determined she was not living in the city.

The civil cases were put on hold pending the conclusion of the criminal trial, over Bauer’s objection.

Those funds will be stocked with coins forfeited to the federal government as part of criminal or civil proceedings.