Federal immigration agents privately bristled at their participation in a controversial operation outside of a press conference held by California Gov. Gavin Newsom in August 2025, text message screenshots filed in federal court this week revealed. The agent conversed with their colleague, or Agent W, in redacted records. We got pulled off the HD and car wash to run this stunt,” Agent G.A. “Still they shouldn’t ask us to do anything that violates a court order,” Agent G.A.