SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Two rallies were held in San Diego County on Tuesday against Assembly Bill 429, as parents and community members spoke out against the bill moving through the state legislature.
Those for the bill argue it keeps immigrant children safe, while those against it say the bill does the opposite.
"No on AB 495. It’s kidnapping, child trafficking behind a parents back," Marci Strange, a parent and chair of the Taxpayers Oversight for Parents and Students (TOPS), said while protesting outside the San Diego Unified School District Tuesday afternoon.
The bill, referred to as the Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025, is intended to help children of immigrants in case they get separated from their parents during immigration enforcement, by expanding who can make decisions