FALSE: Gov Newsom released 4,561 undocumented criminal immigrants to avoid ICE, with tens of thousands more expected.
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CLAIM: Governor Newsom authorized the release of 4,561 undocumented immigrants with criminal records to avoid ICE, with tens of thousands more expected by the end of 2026.
Fact
FACT: This is completely false; the Governor took no such action.
When it comes to removing criminals, California coordinates with ICE. California law holds violent offenders accountable while protecting victims and witnesses; the claim that the Governor authorized releases to avoid ICE is false.
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False Claim: California has open borders that let anyone into the state
The Federal government has jurisdiction over the border.
False Claim: California undermines federal immigration law for violent criminals
The California Department of Corrections regularly transfers violent criminals to federal immigration authorities. The state has done it THOUSANDS of times.
California has NOT ‘opened the border’
Governor Newsom more than doubled the size of CalGuard’s Counter Drug Taskforce along the border to almost 400 service members.