Trump Official Warns California Against Arresting Federal Agents

Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche has warned California officials that they would be prosecuted if they arrested federal agents performing immigration raids. The warning came in a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom and the California attorney general, Rob Bonta, as well as Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Brooke Jenkins, who had suggested arresting federal agents who break California law during immigration raids. Blanche stated that arresting federal agents would violate federal laws against impeding enforcement operations and the Constitution's supremacy clause. He also warned that the Department of Justice would investigate and prosecute any state or local official who violates these federal statutes. The warning was made in response to recent reports of federal agents confronting protesters in cities such as Los Angeles and Chicago.

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