(L–R) California’s Orange County Supervisor Michelle Steel, President Donald Trump, and California Gov. Jerry Brown. California’s sanctuary status is being challenged in several lawsuits by the federal government as well as its own cities and counties. Yiyuan Chang/NTD; Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times; Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
WASHINGTON—As the Trump administration has worked to cinch up the porous southern border and remove illegal aliens—especially convicted criminals—California has deliberately moved in the opposite direction.
But now the state is facing a backlash, as cities and counties within the Golden State are rising up against its sanctuary policies.
