U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, Bill Essayli, told Newsmax that California Gov. Gavin Newsom does not believe in “immigration laws.”

Essayli told “National Report” on Wednesday that while the governor can assist in detaining illegal immigrants, he only does that when it serves a purpose. “So yes, he has the authority, and he will do that when there’s a high-profile case, and he wants to sort of wave the media away, he’ll cooperate. But the sheriffs, the local jurisdictions, do not have that jurisdiction.”

Essayli said Newsom will use the system when he can rather than support the system. “And when something bad happens, he blames it on the locals. This is a classic. This is what Sacramento does.”

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