California Governor Gavin Newsom has taken the first step toward falling in line with President Donald Trump‘s immigration policy just days after sanctuary cities were put on notice by the new administration.
The Democrat will veto a bill from his own party which sought to limit state prisons’ cooperation with immigration agents as they carry out Trump’s mass deportation scheme.
Newsom has long boasted about the protections offered under California’s sanctuary city laws.
But the proposed policy goes a step too far even for Newsom, who has clashed with President Trump repeatedly over their opposing politics.
It is not the first time Newsom has rubbished this proposal, but it still puts him closer to lockstep with the President after Attorney General Pam Bondi warned left-leaning states to fall into line.
Bondi revealed the Justice Department is suing New York, its governor Kathy Hochul and other state leaders for prioritizing illegal immigrants over U.S. citizens.
‘This is a new DOJ and we are taking steps to protect Americans,’ she said. ‘It stops today.’
She warned the Justice Department is prepared to go after other states they believe are not complying with federal law.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has taken the first step toward falling in line with President Donald Trump ‘s immigration policy just days after sanctuary cities were put on notice by the new administration
Newsom was one of Trump’s most outspoken political critics during his 2024 election campaign, while the President coined the nickname ‘Newscum’ for the governor
President Trump has ordered a mass deportation crackdown, hunting down and targeting criminals who entered the United States illegally
Newsom is in favor of California’s current sanctuary city laws, but could not support the new legislation which would prohibit state prisons from holding an immigrant in custody if requested to do so by ICE.
The law would also prevent authorities from sharing an inmate’s release date with the federal government, responding to requests for information or transferring individuals into ICE custody.
Newsom last year rejected an almost identical bill because it impeded on the work of ‘a federal law enforcement agency charged with assessing public safety risks.’
It’s a rare – but not unheard of – move for Newsom to veto legislation introduced by a fellow Democrat.
Newsom was one of Trump’s most outspoken political critics during his election campaign, while the President coined the nickname ‘Newscum’ for the governor.
And more recently during the Los Angeles wildfire crisis, he and Trump clashed over who was at fault after the President said California officials could have stopped the deadly infernos by turning on a ‘valve’ to release gallons of water.
Trump told a press conference that ‘Los Angeles has massive amounts of water available to it’ and ‘all they have to do is turn the valve.’
‘Think of a sink but multiply it by many thousands of times the size of it, it’s massive,’ he said.
Bondi revealed the Justice Department is suing New York, its governor Kathy Hochul and other state leaders for prioritizing illegal immigrants over U.S. citizens
More recently during the Los Angeles wildfire crisis, he and Trump clashed over who was at fault after the President said California officials could have stopped the deadly infernos by turning on a ‘valve’ to release gallons of water (Pictured: Fire crews battle the Kenneth Fire)
You turn it back toward Los Angeles. Why aren’t they doing it? They either have a death wish, they’re stupid or there’s something else going on that we don’t understand.
‘They throw the water into the Pacific Ocean – these people are crazy. So we’re going to be issuing an executive order demanding that they immediately let that water come down through California.’
Newsom disputed the claims, telling DailyMail.com that ‘Trump is either unaware of how water is stored in California or is deliberately misleading the public.
‘There is no imaginary spigot to magically make water appear at a wildfire, despite what Trump claims.’
