News about Alex Padilla

The Senate has negotiated a $20 billion boundary over the Ukraine, with over $60 billion for Ukraine. The president or his staff may want to shut down the border, according to new daily and weekly limits on crossings. Daily crossings routinely hit 10,000. When crossings hit 4,000, a border shutdown could go into place, and 8,500 crossings will be mandatory. The agreement, which is also being sluggish by House Republicans, would also provide billions in US aid to Israel.

Senators in the United States are split on whether the Biden administration's military operations in Yemen involving Houthi rebels can be described as a war. Several rounds of airstrikes have been launched in Yemen over the past week as a result of Houthi assaults on civilian and military ships traveling through the Red Sea by the Houthi. However, the US Constitution requires congressional permission for a full war, muddying the waters on how to characterize the Middle East's escalating conflict.

Investigators in California have obtained surveillance photos of the man who allegedly set fire to a portion of one of Los Angeles' busiest freeways, causing traffic jams, according to police in the City of Angels last week. The perpetrator is seen walking close to the freeway at 12:31 a.m. on November 11, about 30 minutes after the fire started, in the state's fire marshal's office's photographs. He's wearing blue shorts, a black jacket, a green scarf, and a black backpack. He is between the ages of 30 and 35 years old. On one leg, the perpetrator has a knee brace and the other seems to have burn injuries.

Monica De Leon Barba, 29, of San Mateo, California, was arrested and 'forced into a van' in Tepatitlan de Morelos, a city in the western Mexico state of Jalisco, on November 29 around 5 p.m., with Wednesday marking the four-month anniversary since her abduction. When de Leon's whereabouts were missing when she failed to turn up at a local gym FIT 4 LIFE, she became frantic. When they went out looking for her, they discovered her dog running loose around the neighborhood. According to SF Gate, De Leon Barba had been in Mexico since June 2022. She used to travel to work on her photography portfolio and visit family there often. She intended to travel home to San Mateo for the Christmas holiday, but she never arrived.

When he took office, the president outlawed the activity and led a protest against it. 'Families belong together,' he said.' However, the New York Times writes that with Title 42, a pandemic-era initiative that encourages authorities to quickly deport migrants, running out in May, senior White House and Homeland Security officials are considering the possibility of reestablishing the program. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., a member of the Homeland Security Committee, 'These studies are highly troubling,' says the spokesperson.'

According to ABC News, officials are bracing for up to 18,000 undocumented migrants crossing the border per day after the policy is lifted at midnight on December 21. Republican senators have urged the Biden administration to extend the program, citing the heightened demand on federal, state, and local funds. On ABC's This Week show, Democrat Padilla, who has long opposed the program, admitted that Title 42's will be 'challenges,' but that the Trump White House and Republican lawmakers' 'completely irresponsible' approach to the border carries the blame. I'm not saying that it is not going to be a challenge.' But first, let's see why it's such a challenge,' the senator said. 'Because the prior administration's zealous disregard for the exact departments and agencies that they need, not only to patrol the border but also to process lawful asylum claims.'

Nury Martinez, a member of the Los Angeles City Council, officially resigned on Wednesday after days of calls from her coworkers and higher political figures over a leaked audio recording of a racial message. On Tuesday morning, The Los Angeles Times revealed a new piece of the incriminating video from an October 2021 phone call. Martinez calls Jewish colleagues 'judios,' Spanish for Jews, and Jews in general. She was referring to former state assemblyman Richard Katz. 'I'm sure Katz and his crew have an agenda,' Ron Herrera started the discussion.'

We'll be dividing each of the teams in the best conferences into four groups this week: 1. The College Football Playoff Contenders: The teams we expect to be in the national debate all year long. 2. The Cinderella Hopefuls: The squads that will be near the top of the college football scene, but will likely lose out on glory. However, if they do, they will be the year's best news. 3. Also-rans: The teams we expect to be involved in the bowl debate, perhaps even playing close to New Year's Day, but probably not shake the CFB's tree. 4. Bottom feeders: be it a tough schedule, a new coach, or just a young team in complete transition, these are the squads that will probably not make any noise in college football this year