Claim: Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on August 20, 2023, seeking documents related to an August 14 Border Patrol operation outside his news conference in downtown Los Angeles.

Priority: High

Added: Aug 17, 2025

• https://apnews.com/article/gavin-newsom-foia-border-patrol-los-angeles-6275d7a7e32df3e1b5f7c5a7a4b658d0
  Note: Associated Press report on Newsom's FOIA request regarding Border Patrol appearance.
  Summary: This AP news report confirms Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a FOIA request with DHS on August 20, 2023, to obtain records related to the Border Patrol operation on August 14, 2023.

Claim: On August 14, 2023, a group of Border Patrol agents appeared outside a news conference held by leading California Democrats at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, downtown Los Angeles.

Priority: High

Added: Aug 17, 2025

• https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-15/border-patrol-appearance-little-tokyo-news-conference
  Note: Los Angeles Times coverage of Border Patrol presence outside California Democrats' news conference.
  Summary: The LA Times reports that Border Patrol agents appeared outside the news conference in downtown LA on August 14, 2023.

Claim: At the August 14, 2023 news conference in downtown Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a campaign to seek voter approval to redraw California's congressional maps to help Democrats retake the House in the 2026 midterm elections.

Priority: Medium

Added: Aug 17, 2025

• https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/14/newsom-redistricting-plan-california-00110357
  Note: Politico coverage on Newsom's redistricting campaign announcement.
  Summary: Politico reports on Newsom's announcement at the August 14 news conference about seeking voter approval for redrawing congressional maps in California.