Newsom Pardons Illegal Alien Attempted Murderer
Catherine Salgado | 11:21 AM on February 23, 2026
Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee via AP, Pool
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) declared that he could not read a speech “like” a black official during a racist weekend chat, but it seems he also cannot read or understand official court sentences because he just happily pardoned an attempted murderer.
Cambodian Somboon Phaymany did have a green card at one time, but he lost it after being convicted of attempted murder. Newsom’s pardon was an attempt to prevent the deportation of the foreign criminal from the United States, based on information in a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press release.
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin angrily stated, “Governor Newsom pardoning an illegal alien convicted of attempted murder, so he can remain in our country, is absolute INSANITY. These are the criminal illegal aliens he and his sanctuary politicians are protecting. He is putting the lives of all Americans at risk.”
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