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Trump Ally Threatens San Diego Leaders With Prison Over Sanctuary Laws

Nora Vargas Chair of the San Diego Board of Supervisors [left]; Stephen Miller, Trump adviser and leader of the America First Legal organization [right]. (Credit: Frederic J. Brown; Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

San Diego County officials are facing threats of criminal and civil action from an organization aligned with Trump over claims that the county's sanctuary policies limiting federal immigration enforcement violate federal laws.

In a Dec. 23 letter, the America First Legal Foundation, a conservative nonprofit led by Trump adviser Stephen Miller, warned that elected officials could be held criminally liable for obstructing federal immigration enforcement.

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