Overview
- Pressed on a post from his press office calling an ICE shooting "STATE. SPONSORED. TERRORISM," Gavin Newsom said it was "fair" to say ICE officers are not terrorists.
- The governor said California works with ICE through the state prison system and claimed the state has conducted over 10,000 transfers during his tenure.
- He added that he vetoed multiple bills that would have restricted the state's ability to cooperate with immigration transfers.
- According to the Center for Immigration Studies, 52% of ICE detainers from October 2022 to early February 2025—more than 13,000—were in California, far exceeding other states.
- Prior ICE operations in Los Angeles were followed by riots that prompted a National Guard deployment and costs topping $30 million, and in September Newsom signed a law barring ICE officers from wearing masks during operations.