An appeals court decision will allow President Donald Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles, following protests over immigration raids. The decision halts a ruling from a lower court judge who found the president acted illegally when he activated the National Guard over opposition from Gov. Gavin Newsom. Meanwhile, concerns are growing as immigration enforcement action resumes at farms, restaurants and hotels. Just days before, Trump ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to pause raids at those locations after expressing concern about the impact of aggressive enforcement. 

California grows 75% of the nation’s fruits and nuts, and more than one-third of vegetables. According to the University of California, approximately 75% of the state’s agricultural workers are undocumented. Spectrum News’ Nathalie Basha explains how recent raids are impacting farms in Ventura County. 

“In Focus” host Tanya McRae also takes a closer look at the state budget that the Legislature passed earlier this month. Newsom has until June 27 to approve or veto the budget. Alexei Koseff, political reporter at CalMatters, and state Sen. Caroline Menjivar join the conversation to discuss various parts of the budget, including the governor’s proposal to freeze Medi-Cal enrollment for undocumented immigrants.

“During the pandemic especially, the state really embraced the idea of expanding access,” said Koseff. “So they expanded access to all undocumented immigrants living in the state, to more senior citizens. And as a result, there are more people enrolling, costs are rising and the state isn’t able to actually afford that expansion the way it expected to.”

Menjivar did not record a vote on the state budget.

“I recognize that not all budgets are perfect, and I’m not naive to say that just because things aren’t in there that I want, I’m not going to vote for it. However, it’s a moral line for me. We are… creating a hierarchy that says, ‘You get health insurance. But you on this side, you don’t get health insurance.’”

Also in this week’s episode, McRae talks to Helen Torres, CEO of Hispanas Organized for Political Equity, about this year’s California Equity in Maternal Health, in collaboration with Black Women Organized for Political Action. 

“What our data really amplified was that Black women and Latinas face significantly higher risk of maternal mortality and severe complications compared to white women,” said Torres. “This isn’t about individual choices. We want to make that clear. This is a systemic failure.”

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