California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed five bills Saturday designed to push back against the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies, a package of legislation he described as a defense of the state’s values of diversity and inclusion.

“There’s a word you’ve never heard uttered from the President of the United States’ lips, certainly not Stephen Miller,” Newsom said during the signing ceremony in downtown Los Angeles. “That’s pluralism. We practice pluralism. It’s a deep point of pride. Those values are under assault.”

According to Newsom’s office, the bills were drafted in response to federal immigration crackdowns launched after President Trump took office and were accelerated after the administration backed aggressive ICE operations.

Several of the new laws focus on publi

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