California Governor Pardons Three Immigrant Felons to Avoid Deportation

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[California Governor Gavin] Newsom, who oversees the most pro-illegal immigration state in U.S. history, pardoned three immigrants — Arnou Aghamalian from Iran, Thear Seam from Cambodia, and Victor Ayala from El Salvador — in order to erase their criminal records and help them avoid deportation back to their native countries.

Aghamalian, a 42-year-old refugee from Iran, was {snip} convicted in December 1999 for aiding in setting fire to a nightclub owner’s car. Aghamalian first entered the U.S. as a refugee when he was 15-years-old.

Seam, a 41-year-old refugee from Cambodia was {snip} found him guilty of robbery, as well as an accessory to a high-speed chase where he was helping a wanted fugitive evade arrest by police. Seam first entered the U.S. as a refugee when he was 4-years-old.

{snip} Victor Ayala, a legal immigrant from El Salvador, {snip} was convicted in 1999, 2000, and 2001 for misdemeanor theft, hit-and-run, and felony theft. Ayala first entered the U.S. when he was 2-years-old.

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An investigation by the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) in 2018 revealed that California’s sanctuary state policy {snip} is likely responsible for at least 5,000 crimes committed by criminal illegal aliens previously freed into the general public by the state.