California cities get letters from Trump adviser warning about interfering with immigration enforcement

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : "As Attorney General, on December 4, 2024, you stated that the State of California will not enforce federal immigration laws, encouraging defiance by all California jurisdictions," the letter to Bonta reads in part.
50% : "While we are unable to comment on the specifics of the letter, we want to be clear: SB 54 was upheld by the courts during the first Trump administration, and it prevents the use of state and local resources for federal immigration enforcement with certain narrow exceptions," the statement said.
48% : Bass has expressed support for a "sanctuary city" law recently passed by the L.A. City Council that forbids city employees and resources from being involved in federal immigration enforcement.
47% : Nora Vargas, chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, who recently announced she would not serve a second term, said the newly adopted board policy to restrict the use of county resources for federal immigration enforcement was developed with "careful legal review to ensure full compliance with federal law.
46% : " The statement goes on to say that California lawmakers adopted Senate Bill 54 in 2017 to ensure that no state and local resources are used to assist with federal immigration enforcement.
39% : Such lawlessness subjects you and your subordinates to significant risk of criminal and civil liability.
34% : The notices come as Trump's incoming "border czar," Tom Homan, the former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, suggested on Fox News that city officials who don't help the administration deport people living in the country illegally could face criminal charges.

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