Republican State Lawmakers Urge Trump to Avoid ICE Operations at Workplaces

The White House remains focused on public safety threats and the deportation of illegal criminals, according to a spokesperson.
Republican State Lawmakers Urge Trump to Avoid ICE Operations at Workplaces
Anti-ICE protesters confront federal agents and California Army National Guardsmen in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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Six California Republican state lawmakers, in a July 27 letter, urged President Donald Trump to focus Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations on illegal immigrants who are violent criminals rather than conducting operations at workplaces.

“We support the enforcement of federal law—and we back your deployment of the National Guard to protect federal property from the violent and unlawful protests,” the lawmakers wrote.

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