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The California governor also made a request of the Trump administration while blasting its approach to immigration enforcement.

Justice Department lawyers salted their brief with a series of thinly-veiled political shots at Newsom, speculating that California officials might be “unwilling” to put a stop to the violence.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered a mixed verdict on more than three dozen criminal justice laws before his bill-signing deadline Friday.