In a rebuke to President Trump, Gov. Newsom pardons refugees facing deportation
by Phil Willon and Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times
May 14, 2019
2 minutes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday pardoned seven former felons, including two Cambodian refugees the Trump administration wants to deport, in his first acts of clemency since the Democrat took office in January.
Newsom adopted a policy of his predecessor, former Gov. Jerry Brown, to use his state constitutional authority to issue pardons to shield immigrants targeted by federal immigration officials.
The pardons are an
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