California Governor Gavin Newsom is working on a potential plan to counteract the new Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations, an early idea of how blue states could try to hamstring federal authorities looking to remove illegal migrants.
The draft of the plan, called the “Immigrant Support Network Concept” suggests the “creation of an Immigrant Support Network comprised of regional ‘hubs’ to connect at-risk individuals, their families, and communities with community systems — such as legal services, schools, labor unions, local governments, etc,” Politico reported.
The plan remains general, and the draft cautions that it is not finalized yet.
Under the plan, the California Department of Social Services would be responsible for running the migrant support “hubs” and would give state funds to nonprofits. The department is still gauging interest in the…
