California Democratic Sen. Padilla says state won't cooperate with Trump mass deportation operation

The state of California won't cooperate with President-elect Trump’s mass deportation plans, according to Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif.

“There’s an important distinction here. No state’s 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 on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday.

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

During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump pledged to carry out a mass deportation operation, particularly of illegal immigrants with criminal records.

"On day one, I will launch the largest deportation program of criminals in the history of America," he said.