The legislators say they want Trump to allow pathways to legal status for non-criminal undocumented migrants ‘with longstanding ties to our communities.’

Six Republican state lawmakers signed a letter asking the president to modernize the nation's immigration system.

Six California Republicans have sent a letter to Trump urging him to focus on targeting violent criminals, saying that sweeping ICE raids are instilling widespread fear in their communities and driving workers out of critical industries.

But California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the states learned last month that the administration has disclosed the private Medicaid files to the Department of Homeland Security to create a database for raids and deportations by U.

California’s attorney general said the data seizure created “a culture of fear” that will have a “chilling effect” on health care access.

Twenty state attorneys general are seeking to block the Trump administration from sharing personal health data with the Department of Homeland Security for immigration enforcement in a lawsuit to be filed Tuesday.