WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Senate passed funding for all elements of the Department of Homeland Security except for ICE and CBP border security operations:
"For months, we've been clear: no blank checks for Trump's lawless ICE and Border Patrol. Senate Democrats stood united and have successfully blocked additional funding for Trump's mass deportation effort.
"Americans deserve and demand better. We have all seen the harm and the fear that this Administration has inflicted on communities across this country - rogue, masked agents terrori...