California Gov. Gavin Newsom is challenging President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan to make good on his threat to have him arrested.
Homan said he is prepared to arrest “anybody” who obstructs immigration enforcement, including Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. The Democratic politicians have been highly critical of the Trump administration for sending federal personnel to conduct sweeping immigration operations in L.A. and then deploying 2,000 National Guard troops—against the wishes of state leaders—to quell furious protests against the raids.
“It’s a felony to impede law enforcement doing their job,” Homan told NBC News on Saturday, saying that if either politician “crossed that line, we’ll ask the DOJ to prosecute.”
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