Overview
- Sen. Alex Padilla issued a Spanish-language response after President Trump’s address, urging Spanish-speaking voters to turn out in November.
- He said Republicans are seeking to manipulate elections and labeled the House-passed SAVE America Act’s voter ID provisions as an intimidation tactic.
- Padilla cited Trump’s executive order from last year that sought citizenship documents for voter registration, which courts struck down.
- He condemned immigration enforcement and alleged ICE agents have terrorized Hispanic communities, including claims of shots fired at cars and inadequate detention conditions.
- The White House has denied plans to deploy ICE at polling places, according to Reuters, as Padilla called on voters to prepare now to cast ballots.