Gov.-Elect Gavin Newsom has condemned the use of tear gas by U.S. agents on migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego over the weekend.
“That’s not my America. We’re a land of refuge. Of hope. Of freedom,” Newsom said on Twitter following Sunday’s crackdown. “And we will not stand for this.”
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, who has faced scrutiny by the Trump administration over her community’s sanctuary status, also criticized the action.
“Firing tear gas at those seeking asylum into our country is an unconscionable act of violence by our federal government,” the mayor said in a tweet early Monday.
