Alex Padilla: “The DOJ should also drop its litigation to obtain state voter rolls and its continued threats to prosecute election…”

ICE must also establish and make public the training requirements the agency will put in place prior to and throughout any potential deployment of these gloves.

The law is clear: states and Congress have authority over our elections — not the President and certainly not the Postal Service.

Therefore, we urge ICE to cancel the contract and reconsider the purchase.

While Trump continues to try to re-write history, I will continue to fight to defend the Smithsonian’s independence from Trump’s pressure campaign and political agenda.