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Governor of California Gavin Newsom It is reportedly considering a plan to help illegal immigrants and their families threatened by President-elect Trump’s mass deportation plan.
A draft of the plan obtained by POLITICO, titled “Immigrant Support Network Concept,” proposes creating an immigrant support network made up of regional centers to “connect at-risk people, their families and communities with community systems, such as legal services.” , schools, unions, local governments, etc.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to representatives of Trump. Newsom’s office told Fox News Digital that the draft was prepared by the California Department of Social Services and has not yet been reviewed in Sacramento.
California Governor Gavin Newsom and President-elect Trump have clashed on a number of issues, including immigration. (Getty/AP)
“This document is a draft internal, deliberative document intended for internal discussions as part of a series of possible considerations given public input from the incoming federal administration,” said Scott Murray, Assistant Director of Public Affairs and Programs of Diffusion of the Department of Social Services. he told Fox News Digital in a statement. “It is not a definitive proposal.”
The draft is part of an effort by California leaders to prepare for a second Trump administration. After Trump was elected, Newsom called a special legislative session and talked about a $25 million “Trump-proof” legal defense fund.
In addition, state legislators were lobbying for additional funding.
Senate Budget Chairman Scott Wiener proposed legislation seeking $60 million, including funds to create a immigration detention representation and coordination program, Politico reported.
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Migrants cross a gap in the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Jacumba Hot Springs, California, U.S., Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. The Republican Senate leader said important issues remain in Senate negotiations on border restrictions required by your country. part in exchange for offsetting aid to Ukraine and other US allies. (Mark Abramson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Under the draft, the state Department of Social Services would give state funds to eligible nonprofits and take over the centers’ administrative duties.
The draft does not indicate how much funding the plan requires. However, he said the funds would go toward “community outreach, partnerships, legal services staff positions and approved administrative costs associated with the center’s operations,” the Politico report said.
California is currently facing a $68 billion budget deficit, according to the state Office of Legislative Analyst. However, in November, LAO said the state budget was roughly balanced.
On Tuesday, a spokesman for the state Department of Finance said November revenue was $1 billion below the forecast for the month.
“But it’s not a lump of coal (it’s a calendar problem with cash receipts),” HD Palmer, the Newsom Administration’s chief fiscal and financial spokesman, posted on X. “Currently, still nearly $4.3 billion above projections – and $7.5 billion more since April.”
Migrants seeking asylum wait in line to receive donated food, with a rainbow in the distance, at a makeshift camp as they await processing by the US Border Patrol on November 30, 2023 in Jacumba Hot Springs, California (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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“The administration continues to work with the Legislature to finalize a thoughtful special session funding proposal, which is on track to be signed into law by January 20, 2025,” department spokeswoman Theresa Mier said in the publication
