Rob Bonta – California Globe

SCOTUS Unanimously Upholds Deference to Immigration Agencies in Asylum Denials

March 6, 2026 7:55 amMarch 6, 2026 11:23 am

In a unanimous 9-0 decision (see below) delivered by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, that federal appeals courts must apply a deferential “substantial-evidence” standard when reviewing immigration agency determinations of whether undisputed facts constitute “persecution”...

Ninth Circuit Delivers Blow to Federal Unions, Upholds Trump Executive Order on National Security Exemptions

February 27, 2026 9:51 amFebruary 27, 2026 10:25 am

In a significant victory for the Trump administration’s efforts to streamline federal operations and prioritize national security, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated (see below) a lower court’s preliminary injunction against Executive Order 14251. The ruling,...

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Huntington Beach’s Appeal in Fight for Local Control Over Housing Mandates

February 24, 2026 1:43 pmFebruary 24, 2026 1:43 pm

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a Ninth Circuit ruling that rejects the City of Huntington Beach’s constitutional challenge to California’s aggressive state housing laws, delivering yet another blow to local control in the conservative Orange County...

Newsom Pardons Convicted Attempted Murder Illegal Alien, Shields Him From Deportation

February 23, 2026 10:52 amFebruary 24, 2026 7:39 am

In a blistering statement released Monday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) condemned California Governor Gavin Newsom for pardoning Somboon Phaymany, a Cambodian national and illegal alien convicted of attempted murder and assault with a firearm — crimes that...

Ninth Circuit Blocks California’s Entire ‘No Secret Police Act’ in Major Win for Trump DOJ

February 20, 2026 12:15 pmFebruary 22, 2026 8:43 am

In yet another humiliating defeat for Governor Gavin Newsom’s war on federal immigration enforcement, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a full stay Thursday blocking enforcement of California’s entire “No Secret Police Act” (Senate Bill 627),...

Nevada AG Aaron Ford Weaponizes Black History Month to Double Down on Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants

February 16, 2026 2:20 pmFebruary 16, 2026 2:20 pm

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford (D) used Black History Month to champion birthright citizenship in a video posted to his official X account, tying the 14th Amendment’s legacy to the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans. “Birthright citizenship, guaranteed by the...

DHS Urges Governor Newsom to Halt Release of Over 33,000 Criminal Illegal Aliens into California Communities

February 6, 2026 1:10 pmFebruary 9, 2026 12:55 pm

In a stark warning, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) called on California Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta to prioritize public safety by honoring ICE detainers for more than 33,000...