<p>Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) said during an interview over the weekend that he does not support the Laken Riley Act, named after 22-year-old Laken Riley, who was murdered by 26-year-old Venezuelan illegal alien Jose Ibarra.</p>
<p>Padilla made the remarks about the bill, which has received strong support from both parties, during a Sunday interview on NBC News&#8217; &#8220;Meet The Press&#8221; with Kristen Welker.</p>
<p>&#8220;So my understanding is there was a procedural vote to allow the measure to come up in the Senate for purposes of allowing a debate, allowing us to offer amendments,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The bill currently, as written, is first of all, it&#8217;s not immigration policy. Second of all, it is already in law that those who commit violent crimes can and should be detained and are in that deportation process.&#8221;</p>
<p>Welker had to press Padilla two more times to answer whether he would support the bill after Senators voted 84-9 to advance it in the U.S. Senate.</p>
<p>&#8220;As currently written I&#8217;m a no, because it opens the doors for people simply being charged, without a conviction, to be detained and deported,&#8221; he said, trying to defend illegal aliens. &#8220;That includes minors, that includes Dreamers, that&#8217;s shoplifting a pack of bubble gum. There has to be more of a focus on a piece of legislation like this.&#8221;</p>
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