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Immigration

Jan. 21, 2025

California braces for legal showdown as Trump targets sanctuary laws

As President Trump begins his second term with vows of mass deportations, California attorneys and officials are preparing for heightened legal clashes over the state's sanctuary policies. Huntington Beach has filed a lawsuit challenging the California Values Act, claiming it obstructs federal immigration enforcement.

As President Donald Trump begins his second term with promises of stricter immigration enforcement and mass deportations, attorneys and law enforcement officials in California are bracing for a new wave of legal conflicts between state and federal policies.

At the center of the debate is the California Values Act, a law limiting local cooperation with federal immigration authorities, which critics argue obstructs federal enforcement while advocates insist protects vulnerable immi...

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