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U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal letter to top California officials Thursday, warning them against any attempts to arrest or impede federal law enforcement officers enforcing immigration laws.

The letter, which was addressed to Gov. Gavin Newsom , state Attorney General Rob Bonta, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, stressed that federal agents and officers are carrying out lawful duties and any interference by state or local officials is both "illegal and futile."

The letter comes after Pelosi, the former House Speaker, and Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-Calif., issued a statement Wednesday threatening to arrest federal agents if they break California law.

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