Republican California Assemblyman Bill Essayli is pledging to "dismantle" his state's status as a popular sanctuary for illegal immigrants after President Donald Trump tapped him this week to head up a team of prosecutors for the nation's largest federal district court by population.

Judiciary Committee Chair Ash Kalra, a progressive Bay Area Democrat, said his best Essayli memory was “whenever he failed to show up [to committee].” “My favorite moments [were] when he was absent, which happened a lot.” One thing is for sure — his absence will be felt on the Assembly floor.

A bill that would restrict immigration enforcement at California schools cleared a state Senate committee — with the support of Democrats and one Republican. The legislation, SB 48, would make it illegal for schools to allow immigration authorities onto campus, question students or search school property without a valid warrant or court order.

Riverside County Assemblyman Bill Essayli has accepted an appointment to be the United States Attorney for California's Central District.

FIRST IN POLITICO: HEADED SOUTH — President Donald Trump has named bomb-hurling Republican Assemblymember Bill Essayli the new U.S. Attorney in California’s central district, Blake scooped. Essayli resigned from the Legislature late Tuesday and officially starts his new role, based out of Los Angeles, today.