Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA ) administration is reportedly developing a framework to stop the incoming Trump administration from deporting California’s illegal immigrants.
The Golden State’s Democratic attorney general and a Newsom appointee, Rob Bonta, has already vowed to “use the full force of the law and every tool at our disposal” to protect undocumented immigrants from Trump’s allegedly “draconian” deportation agenda.
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However, the latest internal memo provides further insight into the state’s reckoning with Trump, detailing the” creation of an Immigrant Support Network comprised of regional’ hubs’ to connect at-risk individuals, their families, and communities with community systems— such as legal services, schools, labor unions, local governments, etc”.
According to the draft memo, the California Department of Social Services will be responsible for administering the “hubs” and distributing state funds to nonprofits that support immigrant immigrants.
The Newsom administration’s framework “is not a final proposal”, said Scott Murray, California’s deputy director of public affairs and outreach programs for the Department of Social Services, in comments to the Washington Examiner.
According to Murray,” This document is an internal and deliberative draft document meant for internal discussions as part of a number of possible considerations given the incoming federal administration’s public remarks.”  ,
After Trump won a second White House term in the 2024 election, the illegal immigration debate in California grew.
The president-elect has pledged to follow through on his campaign promise to return the millions of undocumented immigrants to their home countries. The deportation effort, led by “border czar” and former director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will first concentrate on removing people who have committed violent crimes from the country.  ,
As part of its commitment to protect undocumented residents in the Golden State at all costs, California has already allocated$ 25 million to legal resistance efforts against the incoming Trump administration.  ,
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With California facing a$ 68 billion budget deficit, Newsom’s costly” Trump-proof” resistance agenda comes as the state ‘s , Legislative Analyst’s Office has warned officials not to increase expenditures.
The Washington Examiner reached out to Newsom’s office for comment.
