Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to charge monthly premiums for undocumented immigrants and prevent new enrollees in the program as soon as January.

Newsom will seek to stop undocumented adults from enrolling in a state-run health insurance program as California faces a $16 billion deficit due in part to tariffs.

California is facing a $12 billion deficit that Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to help close by freezing enrollment in a state-funded health care program for immigrants living in California without legal status.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state is staring down an $12 billion budget deficit. The Democratic governor shared the number Wednesday as he laid out his nearly $322 billion state spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year.

Undocumented immigrants in California could be on the verge of losing access to Medi-Cal due to the expense it represents to the state.

The legal action by the Department of Homeland Security centers around California's Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants.

No federal funds go toward the state cash assistance program and undocumented immigrants are not eligible to participate, an immigration advocate said.

Bianco the only sheriff in the state who has joined the suit, which specifically names Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta as defendants.