Keep pulling the thread on Alex Padilla.
The Department of Homeland Security is the only federal department without an approved spending plan for the current fiscal year, which is more than halfway complete.
Senate Democrats will not approve a budget for the Department of Homeland Security until new accountability measures are implemented for ICE and CBP.
Senate Democrats are demanding specific reforms for ICE and CBP, including requirements for judicial warrants, body cameras, and prohibitions on agents using masks or unmarked vehicles.
The Trump administration's mass deportation agenda is targeting immigrant workers in sectors deemed essential during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as agriculture, healthcare, and transportation.
The Trump administration is actively attempting to terminate infrastructure projects in California and claw back previously allocated federal funding.
The U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering a case that could reverse the practice in many states of counting mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day if they are postmarked on time.
The Trump administration is considering slowing down the U.S. Postal Service's delivery of election materials, a move characterized by Senator Padilla as voter suppression.
California's economy is the fourth largest in the world.
Senator Alex Padilla claims Republicans would rather have a partial government shutdown than negotiate with Democrats on accountability reforms for ICE and CBP.
The Small Business Administration is allegedly restricting eligibility for its assistance and loan programs to only U.S. citizens.
The U.S. government is intentionally delaying the processing of DACA renewal applications, causing participants to lose their work authorizations and creating workforce uncertainty.
Nearly half of the startups in the Bay Area are founded by immigrants and the children of immigrants.