President Donald Trump‘s immigration-enforcement surge, including agents demanding proof of citizenship from residents, is part of a broader campaign to undermine the 2026 election, according to Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.)

“That is exactly what dictators do to consolidate power, and this is far and away the most dangerous part of it,” Goldman said at an exclusive round table event with Bloomberg Government on Wednesday. “And there’s another layer, which is, this is all seemingly part of a master plan to rig the upcoming election.”

Goldman, a former federal prosecutor who led the first impeachment effort against Trump, cited a …