The Central Valley is home to hotly-contested seats in both the House of Representatives and California Legislature. Some state Republican lawmakers in a letter last month urged the president to direct immigration authorities “to avoid the kinds of sweeping raids that instill fear and disrupt the workplace,” including farms.

California Republicans have found ways to convince Trump he’s helping the state rather than Newsom before, one expert said.

President Donald Trump has pledged to deport “the worst of the worst.” He frequently speaks at public appearances about the countless “dangerous criminals” — among them murderers, rapists and child predators — from around the world he says entered the U.

Trump’s Alligator Alcatraz mirrors California’s history with immigration, cruelty politics and the lasting impact on voters’ moral considerations.

Following Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration Monday, reactions in Southern California were, as expected, reflective of the nation’s starkly drawn party lines. Republicans extolled the ...

President-elect Donald Trump confirmed Sunday he will visit Southern California to survey the damage caused by raging wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area that have left at least 27 people ...

Southern California, in particular, has a high undocumented population. ... President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center ...

Those numbers make Southern California, by far, the most DACA-infused region of the country. What’s less clear is how much of a threat DACA recipients face in a second Trump administration.