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Alex Padilla is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from California since January 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Kamala Harris when she became Vice President. Padilla is the first Latino senator from California and has focused on issues such as immigration reform, climate change, and healthcare access during his tenure. He previously served as the Secretary of State of California from 2015 to 2021, where he worked on expanding voting access and modernizing the state's election system.
Fourteen years ago, the United States government made that promise that if they came forward, passed the background check, followed the rules, did everything that we asked of them, that they could stay here and pursue their dreams in the…
If we codify this, I feel that parks could become de facto immigration checkpoints, where hardworking parks staff would be required to check passports or birth certificates, and that’s not their job.
They deserve the chance to become full-fledged members of this country, their country, our country, the only country that they’ve ever known that they’ve given so much of their talent and so much of their leadership to each and every day.
Thus, the Board’s decision paves the way for DACA recipients to be detained and placed in removal proceedings without regard for their societal contributions, clean records, or public support, and even though they cannot be removed while…
By concluding in Matter of Santiago-Santiago that an immigration judge may not terminate removal proceedings based solely on the fact that the respondent has been granted DACA, the Board acts in a manner that is inconsistent with the Fifth…
We must provide a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, for farm workers, and other long-term residents of the United States.
The Fifth Circuit also maintained the nationwide stay for current DACA recipients, acknowledging the ‘immense reliance interests’ of current DACA recipients and the potential for significant disruption to others reliant on the program.
The strength of our democracy relies on our elections being safe, secure, and accessible. As the use of AI spreads rapidly, we must ensure there are guardrails in place to prevent it from becoming a tool to suppress votes, spread…
The American people deserve a better vision and a better plan for immigration than what this Administration is delivering.
The strength of our democracy relies on our elections being safe, secure, and accessible. As the use of AI spreads rapidly, we must ensure there are guardrails in place to prevent it from becoming a tool to suppress votes, spread…
One year ago, tomorrow, I was handcuffed for trying to ask a question.
The need for accountability remains. The need to defend due process and civil liberties and basic human dignity has not faded away.
I’ve heard and seen the spoiled food that’s being served. I’ve seen the lack of clean water.
The strength of our democracy relies on our elections being safe, secure, and accessible. As the use of AI spreads rapidly, we must ensure there are guardrails in place to prevent it from becoming a tool to suppress votes, spread…
The decision fails altogether to consider the DHS regulation’s stringent requirements for maintaining and renewing DACA.
Most important, in its decision, the Fifth Circuit stated that it would ‘not disturb DACA’s policy of forbearance.’
We’re still here and we’re still fighting. But their tactics have changed.
DACA is well established as a ‘a form of enforcement discretion not to pursue […] removal.’
We want to maximize participation and protect the fundamental right to vote. That being said, can California counties count more quickly? Sure,
For all their talk about targeting the worst of the worst, the vast majority of people that have been arrested and have been detained — this is ICE’s own data, by the way — do not have the violent criminal convictions on their record.
We are troubled to see the Board, and by extension, the Department of Justice, attempt to circumvent legal protections for DACA recipients.
I find it incredibly disheartening to see my colleagues, many of whom say they support our federal firefighters and thank them when they respond to incidents, strip out these provisions that they voted to support last Congress.
As long as I have the privilege of serving in this chamber, I will continue to do the same. I’ll continue standing by the American people and to keep asking questions and demanding answers.
The need for stronger oversight of ICE and CBP, which have been allowed to get away with far too much for too long, is undeniable. The need to ensure independent scrutiny of detention centers and these awful conditions is undeniable.
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