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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Gustaf Kilander

California won’t aid Trump’s massive deportation plans because it legally can’t, says senator

A California senator has said that the state won’t aid the incoming Trump administration in its mass deportation efforts because it would be legally unable to.

Sen. Alex Padilla of the Golden State appeared on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday, saying that he would work to block state resources from boosting deportation efforts by pushing for the government to follow the constitutional requirement that it’s up to the federal government to control the border.

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