California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued guidance to lawyers about noncitizens in his latest public event warning of possible clashes with the incoming Trump administration.
SACRAMENTO, California — California Attorney General Rob Bonta assailed the Trump administration’s edict to halt federal funding as imprecise and frustratingly vague on Tuesday. But among the dozens of programs that could be cut, the state’s top law enforcement official pointed to one with certainty: money to help fire-scorched Los Angeles rebuild.
The City of El Cajon sent a letter to California Attorney General Rob Bonta asking for clarification on SB 54.
The president cannot eliminate fundamental rights by executive order, nor can he order federal agencies to violate the law,” California’s attorney general said in a statement.
The lawsuit: Birthright citizenship is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment, Bonta said at a Tuesday news conference. He called Trump’s executive order “blatantly unconstitutional” and “unAmerican,” adding, “I’ll see you in court.”
Following a Monday executive order from President Donald Trump that seeks to freeze all federal aid, California officials respond.
President-elect Donald Trump could start taking action Monday on his many "Day 1" campaign promises, but California officials and others are ready to fight.
As L.A. and Gov. Newsom await a presidential visit due to the fires, A.G. Rob Bonta files a lawsuit challenging Trump's birthright executive order
Illinois was one of 22 Democratic-led states that filed suit Tuesday asking a federal court to block the sudden pause on funding, which was announced Monday evening. The freeze threatened to hold up trillions of dollars in funding for basic government functions like health care,
Scrambling to respond to the Trump administration’s late Monday night directive to pause a wide, but as-yet-unspecified, swath of federal spending programs, California’s Democratic elected officials a
Following a Monday executive order from President Donald Trump that seeks to freeze all federal aid, California officials attempt to make sense of the chaos.