Alex Padilla: “The moment I was born on U.S. soil I was born a citizen, and I’ll be damned if Donald Trump tries to take that away from…”

We will fight this illegal overreach every step of the way.

I know how California elections work very, very well. They’re safe, they’re secure. They’re fair, they’re free, and they’re going to stay that way.

Their only hope for trying to maintain any sense of power is to interfere. It’s to change the rules. It’s to rig the elections.

The 2026 midterm elections have begun. We urge you to immediately reaffirm that the Department will forgo any actions that would interfere with the lawful administration of the 2026 elections.