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SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

New laws took effect in the new year to crack down on the buyers in the child sex trafficking trade in California, but some involved in the fight to crack down on trafficking worry the Trump Administration's immigration policies could make the situation worse.

Democratic Assemblymember Maggy Krell and Acacia Center for Justice's Shaina Aber joined California Politics 360 to discuss the issue.

Watch the interview here:  https://youtu.be/GOBpR5lxT34

Sacramento Assemblymember Maggy Krell is seeking more information about why public access to the John E. Moss Federal Building in downtown Sacramento was restricted Friday, and what Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were doing inside the courthouse. 

In a letter invoking the Freedom of Information Act, Krell cited a Sacramento Bee story Friday detailing a lockdown of the federal building and the detention of people by immigration agents. 

“As a California State Assemblymember representing Sacramento, I am deeply concerned by this breach of public access, transparency, and due process,”

Freshman Assemblymember Maggy Krell was shaken up after her first big battle in the Capitol — but she still rushed over to speak to a local Democratic club in Sacramento on May 1. Anna Molander Hermann, a close friend, greeted Krell when she arrived. 

She said the prosecutor-turned-legislator was still recovering from how the morning’s Assembly floor session had played out.

(FOX40.COM) — California legislators, law enforcement, and advocates gathered on Monday in support of CA Assembly Bill 379.

Those who spoke said they’ve made progress in targeting sex traffickers themselves, but not enough action has yet been taken to punish those who purchase sex from minors being trafficked. Officials who spoke believe this bill can help change that.

San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan said...

A California lawmaker on Monday announced the creation of a new coalition that is pushing to raise awareness about an anti-sex trafficking bill that seeks to both harshen...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new coalition is pushing for a change in the law which would target buyers of sex trafficking victims and support survivors.

Assemblywoman Maggy Krell unveiled the new anti-sex trafficking coalition on Monday, in support of Assembly Bill 379.

At the Capitol on Monday, she and other leaders took a strong stance against sex trafficking after giving examples...