Federal agents block people protesting an ICE operation at a nearby licensed cannabis farm near Camarillo, Calif., on July 10, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday warned local authorities in California against arresting federal immigration agents for charges related to their duties after high-ranking Democrats raised such a prospect.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche addressed statements from California officials, including Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, who he said “called for state and local law enforcement officials to ‘arrest’ federal agents and officers for enforcing federal laws enacted by the U.S. Congress, including federal immigration laws.”
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