Donald Trump allies threaten California officials with prison

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : In its letter to California Attorney General Rob Bonta America First Legal said: "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.
39% : Such lawlessness subjects you and your subordinates to significant risk of criminal and civil liability.
39% : He said: "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."Speaking to The Los Angeles Times a spokesperson for Mayor Bass said America First Legal was "wrong on public safety and wrong on the law."
36% : However, Trump is likely to face fierce resistance from Democratic run states and metropolises that have declared themselves to be "sanctuary cities," meaning they won't use their resources to support immigration enforcement.
34% : America First Legal, a nonprofit run by Donald Trump's incoming deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller, has written to local elected officials in California and elsewhere warning them they could be personally "criminally liable" if they refuse to support federal government efforts to detain and deport illegal migrants.
27% : "Once Trump begins attempting to implement his deportation program, after his inauguration on January 20, the incoming president is likely to face fierce opposition and a reluctance to cooperate from Democratic-run states and sanctuary cities.
23% : In November Trump said he would declare a national emergency and deploy the military as part of his deportation plans.
20% : During the 2024 presidential election campaign Trump pledged a major crackdown on illegal immigration, with his spokesperson Karoline Leavitt later telling Newsweek he would "institute the largest deportation operation of illegal criminals, drug dealers, and human traffickers in American history."

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