California Republicans Ask President Trump to Focus Immigration Efforts on ‘Violent Criminals’ Rather than ‘Non-Criminal Migrants’
- Six California Republican lawmakers sent a June 27 letter to President Trump urging ICE to target violent criminals and warning that broad raids are causing widespread fear and labor shortages.
- In recent weeks, the Trump administration intensified immigration raids in Southern California, often using masked agents in unmarked vehicles conducting open-air arrests without warning.
- UC Berkeley’s Deportation Data Project reports 722 arrests in Los Angeles from June 1–10, with 69% of arrestees lacking criminal convictions, highlighting broad enforcement impact.
- Widespread fear among immigrant workers has led to labor shortages in key industries, impacting California's economy and business recovery efforts.
- In response, California Republican lawmakers call for expanding visa programs and modernizing immigration policies to provide pathways for non-criminal undocumented immigrants, aiming to strengthen the economy.
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Republican State Lawmakers Urge Trump to Avoid ICE Operations at Workplaces
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. “But we urge y…


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The Center Square) — Six California Republican state lawmakers sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging Immigration and Customs Enforcement to avoid “sweeping raids” and create “a path to legal status” for “non-criminal undocumented immigrants.”

California Republicans ask President Trump to focus immigration efforts on ‘violent criminals’ rather than ‘non-criminal migrants’
The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts in Southern California have created “widespread fear” among employees, including those with legal immigration status, a group of Republican California legislators said in a recent letter to the president. Led by Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, whose district includes Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, the legislators said they support “efforts to identify, detain and deport viole…
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