{"id":12927,"date":"2026-02-05T14:32:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=12927"},"modified":"2026-02-05T14:32:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:32:29","slug":"doj-warns-pelosi-calif-dems-over-threats-to-arrest-federal-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=12927","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Warns Pelosi, Calif. Dems Over Threats to Arrest Federal Agents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has issued a direct warning to California officials and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over their threats to impede federal immigration enforcement and arrest ICE agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a formal letter sent Thursday, Blanche told Gov. Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, and Pelosi that federal officers are lawfully executing their duties, and any attempt to interfere is both \u201cillegal and futile.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The extraordinary letter follows public remarks from Pelosi and Rep. Kevin Mullin, who on Wednesday threatened to arrest federal agents if they violated California law during an anticipated immigration raid in the Bay Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pelosi and Mullin accused the Trump administration of \u201cabusing law enforcement power\u201d and claimed that President Donald Trump\u2019s agents could face state prosecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cReports of a planned mass immigration raid in the Bay Area are an appalling abuse of law enforcement power,\u201d Pelosi and Mullin said in their joint statement. \u201cWhile the President may enjoy absolute immunity courtesy of his rogue Supreme Court, those who operate under his orders do not. \u2026 The people of San Francisco will continue to stand with the patriotic immigrants who are the constant reinvigoration of America.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blanche responded swiftly, posting on X that his office had sent the letter ordering California Democrats to stand down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe just sent them a letter: Stand down or face prosecution,\u201d Blanche wrote. \u201cNo one threatens our agents. No one will stop us from Making America Safe Again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">California politicians want to arrest federal agents for enforcing federal law. <br>We just sent them a letter: Stand down or face prosecution.<br>No one threatens our agents. No one will stop us from Making America Safe Again. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xe0EK8QssO\">pic.twitter.com\/xe0EK8QssO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DAGToddBlanche\/status\/1981495700450893894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The DOJ letter cites multiple federal statutes that make it a crime to assault, impede, or conspire against federal officers. It also invokes the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which establishes that state and local authorities cannot prosecute federal officials acting within the scope of their duties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blanche directed Newsom, Bonta, Pelosi, and Jenkins to \u201cpreserve all written and electronic communications and records related to any attempts or efforts to impede or obstruct federal law enforcement officials.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He warned that the Justice Department will \u201cinvestigate and prosecute any official\u201d who violates those statutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe urge you and other California officials to publicly abandon this apparent criminal conspiracy, to stop threatening law enforcement, and to prioritize the safety of your citizens,\u201d Blanche wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseBWatters\/status\/1981528588516987011?s=20\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The dispute marks one of the sharpest confrontations yet between the Trump administration and California officials, who have long clashed with federal authorities over immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nancy Pelosi is openly threatening to arrest ICE Agents <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2y3hjBGfj6\">pic.twitter.com\/2y3hjBGfj6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Grokius Maximus \u2694\ufe0f (@alx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alx\/status\/1981536352458904030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pelosi\u2019s statement drew outrage among conservatives, who accused her of inciting resistance to federal law. Supporters, however, defended her remarks as a stand for state sovereignty and immigrant rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Bondi orders Pelosi to preserve her emails after she ordered ICE agents to be arrested.<br><br>&quot;You are impeding an investigation, and we will charge you. If they think I won\u2019t, they have not met me.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hfyAoMOMJ4\">pic.twitter.com\/hfyAoMOMJ4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Douglas Macgregor (@DougAMacgregor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DougAMacgregor\/status\/1981534228870238453?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Federal officials have not disclosed details of the planned operation in the Bay Area, though sources familiar with the matter told several outlets that the enforcement action could target sanctuary jurisdictions accused of harboring criminal non-citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of Friday morning, neither Newsom\u2019s office nor the California Attorney General\u2019s office had issued a public response to the DOJ warning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"684f6003e199ca137b09540a661b4c2d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<!-- Composite Start -->\r\n<div id=\"M940464ScriptRootC1583286\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.adskeeper.com\/k\/o\/kohajone.press.1583286.js\" async>\r\n<\/script>\r\n<!-- Composite End -->\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has issued a direct warning to California officials and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over their threats to impede federal immigration&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12927"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12930,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12927\/revisions\/12930"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}