In this Gateway Pundit article, Cassandra MacDonald reports that El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells and the city are suing California over its sanctuary law, arguing the policy blocks police from protecting vulnerable children and conflicts with federal immigration law.
- The lawsuit targets California’s Senate Bill 54, which restricts cooperation between state or local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities.
- El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells says the law endangered children after DHS reportedly alerted the city about roughly 52 undocumented minors possibly living in unsafe conditions with illegal alien adults.
- According to Wells, city officials asked California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office whether police could conduct welfare checks, but were told doing so would violate SB 54.
- The lawsuit argues California’s broader sanctuary policies encourage or induce illegal residence in violation of federal statutes.
- The America First Policy Institute is backing the city’s lawsuit, framing it as a public safety and law enforcement issue.
- Wells claims the state is forcing officers to choose between complying with California law and protecting children who may be vulnerable to trafficking or exploitation.
- Bonta’s office has pushed back against the challenge, reportedly warning Wells to “prepare for another loss” and defending sanctuary policies as making Californians safer.
- The case could become a major legal test of whether state sanctuary regimes can be challenged as conflicting with federal immigration enforcement.
Read the full story: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/california-mayor-suing-state-sanctuary-law-argues-it/
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