The estimated value of the contraband cigarettes is $59,920, and they will be destroyed. U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized nearly 750 cartons of illegally imported cigarettes from two cruise passengers in Long Beach, California.

Hundreds of cartons of contraband cigarettes were seized from two passengers arriving in Southern California on a cruise ship, authorities said Wednesday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Long Beach Cruise Ship Terminal on April 17 seized 749 cartons of illegally imported cigarettes from two women arriving on a cruise ship from Ensenada,

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

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.

(Reuters) -California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday will announce a budget proposal to scale back a free healthcare program for low-income undocumented migrants, his office said, citing an expected $16 billion dent in state revenues from President Donald Trump's tariffs.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has unveiled a $322 billion budget proposal that aims to address a projected $12 billion deficit.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced his revised $332 billion state spending proposal, revealing that California is facing a $12 billion budget deficit.

California, New York and 18 other states sued the Trump administration, claiming it illegally conditioned billions of dollars in federal funding on immigration enforcement.

California receives over $15.7 billion in transportation grants and $20.6 billion in homeland security grants annually. The funding could be in jeopardy under an administration policy.

A coalition of state attorneys general filed two new federal lawsuits, this time in the fight to preserve access to funding, including for disaster relief.