Over the weekend, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 49 and Senate Bill 98 into law, targeting immigration officers entering school zones.

The bills, sponsored by California Superintendent of Schools Tony Thurmond, seek to keep immigration enforcement off school campuses and ensure students and families are informed if agents are present.

“I am proud to have sponsored and supported the passage of AB 49 and SB 98 to keep ICE and immigration enforcement away from our school campuses without a judge’s authorization,” said Thurmond. “The reckless actions of the Trump administration have sown fear and trauma throughout California school communities.”

Said Newsom, referencing President Donald Trump and Stephen Miller, the chief architect of mass deportations: “Public safety depends on tru

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