That’s consistent with how California’s public officials have dealt with crime in general. California Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this week openly challenged President Trump and his White House to arrest him following days of verbal barbs traded between the two leaders.

A surge of protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has swept through Los Angeles, sparked by stepped-up immigration enforcement.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Southern California on Saturday to voice their concerns over ongoing immigration raids and oppose the policies of President Trump, who they depicted as an aspiring monarch.

"I think it just puts a lot of fear in people—especially the hard-working people who are doing nothing wrong."

Mayor Bruce Harrell said Wednesday that Seattle will not cooperate with federal immigration raids, following reports that tactical units from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may be deployed to the city.

At least two high school students in New York City have been detained by ICE in the past several weeks, part of an intensification of attacks on immigrants across New York and all over the country.

Pierce Park was filled with protesters Wednesday night for a demonstration opposing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, in Maine and across the country.