{"id":1666387,"date":"2026-02-25T03:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1666387"},"modified":"2026-02-25T03:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:35:00","slug":"california-allocates-35-million-to-aid-illegal-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/california-allocates-35-million-to-aid-illegal-immigrants\/1666387\/","title":{"rendered":"California Allocates $35 Million To Aid Illegal Immigrants"},"content":{"rendered":"

California Allocates $35 Million To Aid Illegal Immigrants<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

California Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s administration has boosted support for illegal immigrants in response to the federal government\u2019s escalated law enforcement and deportation operations under President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

The new support includes $35 million in existing humanitarian funding for basic needs and legal aid. The money is in addition to $125 million already allocated for \u201cfree\u201d immigration-related legal services, the governor\u2019s office said in a statement.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhile the federal government targets hardworking families, California stands with them<\/strong>\u2014uniting partners and funding local communities to help support their neighbors,\u201d Newsom said in a statement. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe urgent need grows as the Trump Administration accelerates mass detention, tramples due process, and funds authoritarian enforcement with over $170 billion. As the Trump Administration chooses cruelty and chaos, California chooses community.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The funding will not be cash payouts but instead will go to philanthropic and nonprofit organizations that will help connect illegal immigrants facing deportation to legal services, food assistance, and other aid.<\/p>\n

The White House and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) did not immediately return a request for comment.<\/p>\n

Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, a Republican serving communities in east San Diego County, criticized the new funding.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you were audited by the IRS and found to owe money and back taxes, as a citizen, you couldn\u2019t say, \u2018Well, I want a free lawyer to fight the federal government,\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/em> DeMaio told CalMatters.<\/p>\n

State Sen. Lena Gonzalez, a Democrat from Long Beach who chairs the California Latino Legislative Caucus, described the move as protecting families.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe continue to stand in solidarity with our immigrant families. The federal government is waging a war on our communities\u2014and we won\u2019t stand for it,\u201d she said.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are putting money behind an effort to stop the fear, stop the separation of our families, and stop violating our basic rights.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The funding expands access to U.S. support regardless of immigration status. Such measures reflect California\u2019s longstanding commitment to immigrant integration, even as the state grapples with budget deficits and federal pushback.<\/p>\n

Disputes Over Sanctuary Policies<\/h2>\n

Meanwhile, Trump administration immigration law enforcement efforts, including detention and removals, will cost $170 billion over four years, Newsom\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n

Department of Homeland Security data indicates that more than 675,000 illegal immigrants have been deported since Trump returned to office for a second term in January 2025. An estimated 2.2 million have self-deported for a total of approximately 3 million departures. Each deportee was paid between $1,000 and $3,000 and had their airfare paid by the U.S. taxpayer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the last year, fentanyl trafficking at the southern border has also been cut by more than half compared to the same period in 2024,\u201d DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement. \u201cThe U.S. Coast Guard alone seized enough cocaine to kill more than 177 million Americans.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Noem added that the efforts have saved taxpayers more than $13.2 billion, partly because forced removals cost a lot more than incentivized self-deportations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cCountless lives have been saved, communities have been strengthened, and the American people have been put first again,\u201d she said.<\/em><\/p>\n

California is a sanctuary state, meaning it limits cooperation with federal immigration authorities in enforcing federal immigration law, save for those who have already been found guilty of serious or violent felonies. However, California\u2019s sanctuary laws\u2014SB 54 and TRUTH Act\u2014do not require state compliance with ICE detainers for those not yet convicted of serious or violent felonies, so arrests and charges alone don\u2019t secure state cooperation.<\/p>\n

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in February asked Newsom not to release 33,179 noncitizens with ICE arrest detainers from state custody. ICE said they include people previously convicted of murder, sex offenses, or drug trafficking.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cGovernor Newsom and his fellow California sanctuary politicians are releasing murderers, pedophiles, and drug traffickers back into our neighborhoods and putting American lives at risk,\u201d DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said.<\/em><\/p>\n

The federal government has withheld more than $160 million in transportation funds from California over issues such as foreign truck-driver licenses and freezing billions in other aid to Democratic-led states.<\/p>\n

An appeals court prevented<\/a> federal restrictions on commercial driver\u2019s licenses for certain immigrants from going into effect\u2014a reprieve for temporary workers. Los Angeles County has spent<\/a> more than $1 billion on welfare for illegal immigrants over two years.<\/p>\n

DHS on Feb. 23 criticized Newsom for pardoning a convicted attempted murderer facing deportation, saying the governor is putting American lives at risk.<\/p>\n

Trump also hosted \u201cAngel families,\u201d who have become victims of crimes by criminal illegal immigrants, at the White House for a remembrance ceremony on Feb. 23.<\/p>\n

Jody Jones, the brother of Rocky Jones, who was fatally shot by an illegal alien in California, said:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sick and tired of hearing these Democratic politicians stand up on these podiums and say how sorry they are for seeing these criminal illegal aliens being ripped apart from their families.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat about us? What about the American family? What about us? We mean something, too.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlier, the president signed a proclamation declaring Feb. 22\u2014the anniversary of Laken Riley\u2019s murder by Venezuelan illegal immigrant Jose Ibarra\u2014as National Angel Family Day, honoring 62 victims and two survivors of such crimes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nTue, 02\/24\/2026 – 22:35<\/span><\/p>\n

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