CA Dems Rush to Block ICE Near Polls for the

California Democrats, seemingly keen to defend their sanctuary state from federal immigration enforcement, have launched laws that would successfully create a no-ICE zone around polling locations forward of the important 2026 midterms.

There’s also the very essential race for governor of California coming up in 2026. Republicans Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton persistently rank first or second in the latest polling.

The laws, sponsored by state Sen. Tom Umberg (D) and co-authored by Sen. Sabrina Cervantes, is being pitched as a protection against supposed voter intimidation from the Trump administration’s ICE crackdown.

Which voters would that be? Which “voters” can be focused by ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) immigration enforcement efforts? A true thriller.

“Our state is facing serious threats from the Trump administration, and we will not treat them as idle or hypothetical,” Umberg said. “California has both the constitutional right and responsibility to run our own safe and secure elections, and we intend to do exactly that.”

The measure, according to Politico, is “designed to block any interference from ICE officers at the polls in November.”

You’d suppose the people you need blocked from the midterm polls can be felony unlawful aliens, not law enforcement.

Never neglect when Gavin Newsom said the quiet half out loud, admitting that unlawful aliens vote.

“Do you suppose ICE will not be gonna show up around voting and polling cubicles to chill participation?”

This is why Democrats are against the SAVE America Act. pic.twitter.com/iDjs2HS3Mr

— Lance Gooden (@Lancegooden) February 10, 2026

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The invoice, launched late Thursday, will also conveniently empower counties to open voting early, add more poll drop packing containers, and even prolong polling hours if immigration brokers are deemed to have interfered.

Wait, what? Suppose an ICE agent approaches an unlawful alien close to a polling place. The first thought for Democrats is to make sure that individual and those around them … have more time to vote?

Amazing.

This effort by Golden State Democrats echoes national leaders such as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who have been demanding that taxpayer {dollars} not be used for immigration enforcement operations close to “sensitive locations,” including polling locations.

Critics see this push for what it’s: a blatant preemptive transfer to insulate non-citizen turnout in the midterms, securing Democratic benefits at the poll box. It doesn’t take a genius to join the dots—when your occasion is speeding to block precise law enforcement close to the very locations votes are solid, then it is clear they’re defending potential unlawful votes.

Republican Rep. Jason Smith (MO-8) requested and answered his own rhetorical query on the matter during a latest look on CNBC.

“Why should you ban ICE from being at polling places? Because illegals aren’t supposed to vote in this America,” he said.

Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) correctly calls out Democrat politicians who don’t want ICE at polling places.

If illegals aren’t voting, as Democrats claim, then why do Democrats care if ICE is at polling places?

It’s because Democrats know illegals are voting.pic.twitter.com/Ezvnr3NAbx

— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) February 12, 2026

“We’re not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again. And you can whine and cry and throw your toys out of the pram all you want, but we will never again allow an election to be stolen,” Smith added.

But the toy-throwing may work in California. This invoice blocking ICE from polling locations may simply go the Democratic-controlled state legislature and be signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).

Those accountable need to reply a very simple query: Why do unlawful aliens need particular safety at polling locations?

Just admit what is occurring right here.

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