WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.-06), Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.-02), Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.-03), and Lizzie Fletcher (D-Texas-07) in leading a bicameral letter pressing the Trump Administration on their efforts to arrest, detain, and deport hundreds of veterans and military family members.

In April 2025, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rescinded its long-standing policy that treated military service a "significant mitigating factor" when decid...