California lawmakers alarmed by the treatment of people brought to hospitals by federal immigration agents want to strengthen protections for detained patients receiving care at medical facilities, including by making it easier for their families and attorneys to find them.

California’s Judicial Council, which makes policies for the state’s court system, will decide this Friday if courts in the state will be required to collect data on civil arrests inside the state’s courthouses. This comes amidst a rise in arrests by federal immigration officials in or around courthouses throughout the country.

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold public in-person hearings in San Francisco on May 22 to consider five appointments to California’s Courts of Appeal in Los Angeles, Santa Ana, Fresno, and San Diego.

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday declined to grant review of a decision that deportation of a man who was convicted in Brazil of a homicide may proceed despite the proclamation of the prosecutor during his trial, in absentia, that he wanted the life of the defendant ended.