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The U.S. Attorney's Office has launched "Operation Guardian Angel" to counter California's sanctuary state policies.
Federal officials have obtained 171 arrest warrants for undocumented immigrants held in county jails since May.
The operation aims to take custody of individuals before they are released under California's Values Act.
The U.S. Attorney's Office is touting progress under its "Operation Guardian Angel," meant to "neutralize" California's sanctuary state policies by issuing federal arrest warrants for illegal immigrants being held in county jails.
Federal law enforcement officials have obtained 171 such arrest warrants since the operation was launched on May 10, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Thursday, Sept. 25.
"A total of 73 criminal ill