Democrat California Senator Says State Has ‘No Obligation’ to Help ICE Identify or Deport Illegal Aliens

California Sen. Alex Padilla, a Democrat, said the state has “no obligation” to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with the identification or deportation of illegal aliens.

Sen. Padilla discussed the issue on Sunday’s Face the Nation episode.

“No state government, not Texas, not California, not any state in the nation has a constitutional authority to impose federal immigration law that is the responsibility of the Federal Government,” Padilla said.

“We’re not going to utilize state and local resources to do the federal government’s job for them,” Padilla added.

The liberal politician claimed that it was a safety issue.

“California is the most populous state in the nation, the most diverse state in the nation, home to more immigrants than any state in the nation, and the last thing you want to do is have immigrants who are victims of crime afraid to come forward to report that crime,” he said. “The last thing you want is immigrants who may be witnesses to crime to be afraid to come forward and share any information that they have in the investigation and prosecution of crimes.”

“Let the federal government do the federal government’s job, but have state and local officials do the state and local officials job,” he continued. “There doesn’t have to be a conflict unless that’s what Trump wants.”

Incoming Border Czar Tom Homan has warned that he will double manpower in “sanctuary cities” and areas that interfere or push back against the Trump administration’s deportation operation.

Homan warned on Friday’s episode of Fox News Channel’s Hannity, “if these sanctuary states and cities keep pushing back, I’ll have the extra resources to double manpower in those sanctuary cities. Because if we can’t arrest the bad guy in the jail with one agent, it means I’ve got to send a whole team out into the field to find this person, and, for officer safety reasons, we need a whole team, rather than just one person.”

In November, Homan suggested that criminal illegal aliens and gang members should self-deport because “we know who you are, and we’re gonna come and find you.”

“While we’re out prioritizing the public safety threats and national security threats, if you wanna self-deport, you should self-deport because, again, we know who you are, and we’re gonna come and find you,” Homan asserted.

“So if you wanna self-deport, that’s fine,” Homan continued. “But criminals and gang members, they get no favors from this administration. You came to this country illegally, which is a crime. You committed crimes against United States citizens, some heinous crimes. You get no grace period. So we’re coming for you.”

Making himself very clear, Homan said that those who have not committed crimes beyond their illegal border crossing can “put everything in order” and “leave with their family all together.”

Asked about the logistics of the deportations, Homan said criminals would be “put on an airplane” to their country of origin.

TOM HOMAN: “Criminals and gang members get no grace period. While we’re going after the criminals, if you want to self deport, you can self deport, that’s fine. It would allow you to get your affairs in order, which is reasonable. We know who you are, and we’re going to come… pic.twitter.com/4i1VNLw0Ou

— Autism Capital (@AutismCapital) November 12, 2024

For those who have not committed additional crimes, Homan said, “They found their way across the world to come to the greatest nation on earth, and they can find their way home. Either that, or I can give them a free airline ticket.”

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