Governor Brown Issues Statement on U.S. District Court Ruling

July 6, 2018 - SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement regarding Thursday’s ruling by U.S. District Judge John Mendez in the United States of America v. State of California, et.al:

“I agree with Judge Mendez that piecemeal judicial decisions won’t solve the nation’s immigration challenges. Only Congress can chart the path forward by rising above mindless, partisan divisions and working together to solve this problem, not exacerbate it.”
Source: Office of the Governor

Attorney General Becerra Secures a Key Legal Victory in USA v. CA

SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued the following statement regarding Thursday’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Mendez in the United States of America v. State of California:

"Today the federal court issued a strong ruling against the federal government’s overreach in USA v. CA. The Constitution gives the people of California, not the Trump Administration, the power to decide how we will provide for our public safety and general welfare. California’s laws work in concert—not conflict—with federal law." 

Attachment: ECF No. 193, U.S. v. California.pdf
Source: CA. DOJ