California Democrats have agreed to a $50 million deal to bolster state and local legal defenses against the incoming Trump administration, with half the money going to opposing any mass deportation plan the new president might carry out early in his administration, Politico reported Monday.

The move comes as Republicans harshly criticize state Democratic leaders for concentrating on the highly partisan issue even as the Los Angeles area suffers enormously from devastating fires.

The deal includes $25 million that California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed for the state Department of Justice to fight the federal government in court following Trump’s reelection in November.

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