@GovTimWalz Thank goodness someone in charge has the courage to stand up to the takeover of Minnesota. How about you focus on getting all the tax money that was stolen from your state returned and the scum that stole it arrested and deported
The governor of California cannot lawfully openly threaten private citizens with state-level consequences (such as arrest, prosecution, fines, or other sanctions) for helping or cooperating with the federal government in its lawful functions.
This includes assisting federal law enforcement like ICE, Border Patrol, FBI, or other agencies with immigration enforcement, reporting crimes, providing information, or other voluntary cooperation. Such a threat would conflict with core constitutional principles and federal law.
Key Legal Principles
• Supremacy Clause (U.S. Constitution, Article VI): Federal law is the supreme law of the land. States cannot enact or enforce policies that obstruct or punish compliance with valid federal law. A governor (as state executive) cannot override this by threatening citizens for assisting federal operations.
• Anti-commandeering doctrine (from cases like Printz v. United States and Murphy v. NCAA): The federal government generally cannot force states or their officials to enforce federal law or use state resources for it. However, this is a one-way protection for states. It does not allow states to punish private citizens for voluntarily helping the federal government. States cannot “reverse-commandeer” or criminalize private assistance to federal authorities.
• Federal crimes for obstruction: Interfering with federal officers is a federal felony. Examples include:
• 18 U.S.C. § 111 (assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers).
• Immigration-specific laws like 8 U.S.C. § 1324 (harboring, concealing, or shielding from detection certain noncitizens).
• Other statutes against obstructing federal proceedings or enforcement. A state governor threatening citizens for lawful assistance to feds would not shield anyone from these federal liabilities and could itself raise issues of state interference with federal functions.
• Private citizens vs. state officials: California’s sanctuary policies (primarily Senate Bill 54, the California Values Act of 2017) limit state and local government resources and officials from assisting federal immigration enforcement. They restrict things like using local jails to hold people solely on immigration detainers (with exceptions for serious crimes), certain information sharing by law enforcement agencies, and using state resources for immigration arrests/interrogations. These laws apply to government actors, not private individuals. Courts (including the Ninth Circuit) have upheld SB 54 as constitutional precisely because it involves non-cooperation by the state, not active obstruction of federal officers. Private citizens remain free to assist federal authorities, report violations, or cooperate as they choose. There is no California law making it illegal for a private person to help ICE or other federal agencies.
Context of Recent California Statements and Policies
Governor Gavin Newsom and California officials have criticized federal immigration enforcement actions (especially under the current Trump administration context in 2025–2026), promoted “know your rights” resources, and created portals for reporting alleged misconduct by federal agents. They have also highlighted limits on state-local cooperation due to sanctuary laws.
However, official state guidance (e.g., Newsom’s “Know Your Rights, California” materials) explicitly states that it is against the law to threaten, assault, block access to federal property, or interfere with federal law enforcement operations. It warns that assaulting a federal agent or obstructing an arrest is a crime and emphasizes peaceful, lawful conduct.
Wonder if this post by https://t.co/TfFTboDHZp is a violation of my civil rights? @HarmeetKDhillon
@Mister_Miah@vufan03@GAFollowers People that own properties and rent them do so to earn a profit. As the landlord you are either faced with making less repairs (upkeep) or selling and finding a state with normal regulations. As you indicate, people are fleeing NY. taking the taxes they paid with them.
Steve Hilton shows that Downtown Los Angeles California really is worse than any 3rd world country on earth, and he’s right
“I'm feeling so enraged by this. It's just so disgusting that this is allowed to happen. Just look at this. It's worse than any third world country I've ever seen. That's not an exaggeration. That's not some political statement. It is worse than any place I've been”
“And they go on and on about how we're the fourth biggest economy in the world and California's great and Gavin Newsom's going about how great everything is and Xavier Becerra says everything's fine”
Los Angeles really is worse than a third world country but nobody can do anything about because Democrats rigged the elections
- Voter ID is illegal
- Anyone can register to vote regardless of citizenship status, you just click a box
- 3rd party ballot harvesting was legalized by Gavin Newsom
- Voting machines we know are rigged
- Gavin Newsom mandated universal mail in ballots
- Homeless are being registered to vote with fake info 5x a year
You can’t beat this voter fraud network. There needs to be a federal investigation into California Elections
@Mister_Miah@vufan03@GAFollowers If it’s so great why are they raising taxes, capping rents, having to offer free bus rides. I’d love for it to be better because that would keep them from fleeing the city and moving to South Carolina
@vufan03@GAFollowers Nah. I really don’t watch news cause I actually have a job. I do know that socialism sucks and it preys on the weak minded only to make them suffer worse than they already are.
@war24182236 And you have the gall to run for President @GavinNewsom
Do you hate the people in your own state you just leave them on drug infested streets with open wounds?
to raise our taxes to build non existent trains
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@war24182236 The responsible person for all this @GavinNewsom wants to be president and make the entire United States a lawless drug infested sewer. He’s ruined one state now he’s hell bent on taking down the other 49
@BrentRollinsPhD Phillips. But he seems to get less work as the season goes on. I don’t think it’s production but health. I’d love to see Williams #10 in a fb/ dare to tackle me in short space role
.@SecMullinDHS on some of the missing migrant children smuggled and sex trafficked under the Biden Administration: “They were being RAPED 15-20 times a day. Day after day after day…what frustrates me the most is that this was preventable – and no one can argue that. This was 100% PREVENTABLE.”
Proud to be an American.
True patriotism is defending the Constitution, protecting our democracy, and striving for liberty and justice for all.
Our country has never been perfect, but its promise is worth protecting.
Happy 4th of July. ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸
@BasedBandita She proves she is not American by saying it is a democracy. It is a Republic and that distinction is probably what ultimately saves the country. As long as the Save Act gets passed