Alex Padilla

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.

All immigrants are human beings and deserve to be treated like it. They deserve better than what this Administration is doing, which is why it’s important for Americans to keep speaking out exposing these abuses, because exposing these…

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.

They are also trying to shut down legal immigration altogether. Let me repeat that: they are trying to shut down legal immigration. By making it harder to seek asylum or even apply for a green card when you’re eligible.

At that moment, I was compelled to speak up, because that’s not enforcing the law. That’s an abuse of the United States military and federal law enforcement. A reflection of the desires of a wannabe dictator, and as you’ve seen the video…

This deterrence is achieved by public awareness of the Department’s prosecutive interest in, and prosecution of, election fraud—not through interference with the process itself.

Any attempts by DOJ to file lawsuits to stop eligible voters from voting, their votes from being counted, or elections from being certified, will fail, but any attempts are still corrosive to public trust and confidence in our election…

The U.S. refugee admissions program has been the gold standard of vetting and served as a key diplomatic tool for 46 years.

Right at the deadline, the majority filed an amendment to the previously bipartisan wildfire bill to codify the repeal of the Roadless Rule.

These provisions provide critical benefits for the federal firefighting workforce just as we enter peak wildfire season.

Your designees also stated that only Afrikaners are being considered for an exception to the bar on refugee admission.

We are concerned that those efforts, which were calculated to compel states into inaccurately purging voters, may be the pretext for more meritless pre- and post-election challenges, including interfering with election certification.

To be clear, any attempts by DOJ to file lawsuits to stop eligible voters from voting, their votes from being counted, or elections from being certified, will fail, but any attempts are still corrosive to public trust and confidence in our…

California’s farming communities are disproportionately impacted by natural disasters.

While the Department’s ongoing voter roll lawsuits are failing across the country, we are concerned that those efforts, which were calculated to compel states into inaccurately purging voters, may be the pretext for more meritless pre- and…

Armando Rodriguez was a champion for civil liberties and educational opportunities for Latino communities in California.

The manual underscores the importance of deterrence as the objective served by federal prosecutions of individuals who commit federal crimes in connection with an election, it also makes clear that ‘this deterrence is achieved by public…

My amendment will specify that at least $300 million of the ICE funding in the Judiciary title must be used to ensure that all officers and agents wear body-worn cameras while engaging in immigration enforcement activities.

DHS has said that somehow they want to implement body cameras but don’t have the resources to do it—that’s despite sitting on more than $100 billion of money that they haven’t spent already.

Donald Trump proudly admitted he doesn’t ‘think about Americans’ financial situation,’ and this budget reconciliation bill proves Republicans in Congress don’t either.

This bill is a slap in the face to struggling Americans everywhere. It includes no relief for working families facing higher costs, just more money for unchecked enforcement and political favors for Trump.

"Undermining them isn’t just wrong—it’s a direct threat to millions of students and to our nation’s future," said Senator Padilla.

I rise in opposition to this Graham amendment and remind us colleagues that just over a month ago a similar proposal was defeated on a bipartisan basis.

So, therefore, this amendment would give them the specific funding that they claim they need. And I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.

Body cameras are already required by state and local law enforcement across the country. It has been for years in many jurisdictions, and what we’ve learned from that experience is that it is not just an important tool for transparency; it…