Republican Rep. Greg Murphy of North Carolina said that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California could put federal funds for the state at risk if he defied President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to deport illegal immigrants.
Newsom called for a special session for the purpose of “bolstering California legal resources” days after Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the Nov. 5 presidential election. Murphy compared Newsom’s plans to resist Trump on immigration to resistance to integration in the South.