US EditionPadilla Gives Remarks on Trump’s Use of Military to Quell LA Protests
- Senator Alex Padilla, a California Democrat, was forcibly removed by federal agents from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's June 12 press conference in Los Angeles amid protests over immigration enforcement.
- The removal followed Padilla's attempt to question Noem during an event detailing deployment of National Guard troops and Marines aimed at 'liberating' the city from its Democratic governor and mayor.
- Padilla recounted being pushed and pulled, losing his balance before being forced down first onto his knees and then lying face down. He was then handcuffed and escorted along a corridor while continuously questioning why he was being held, but received no explanation.
- He called the administration's plan an "un-American mission statement" and urged Americans to peacefully protest, stating, "No one is coming to save us but us," in a Senate floor speech on June 17.
- Padilla framed the incident as a symbol of an "undemocratic crackdown" on protest, warning that the administration might target anyone who dares to speak up, and urged colleagues to resist.
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Padilla: 'It's time to wake up' after forced removal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Alex Padilla on Tuesday encouraged Americans to peacefully protest against President Donald Trump's administration and said it’s “it’s time to wake up” in his first extended remarks in the Senate since he was forcibly removed from…
Senator Alex Padilla encouraged Americans to peacefully protest against President Donald Trump's administration and said that "it's time to wake up" in his first statements in the Senate since he was forcibly removed from the conference of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in Los Angeles last week.Padilla, a California Democrat, recounted the altercation in which security agents pulled him out of the room and threw him to the ground aft…
Senator Alex Padilla Warns Congress, It's Time to Wake Up
What’s happening isn’t just a threat to California, it’s a threat to everyone in every state. If Donald Trump can bypass the Governor and activate the National Guard to put down protests for immigrant rights, he can do it to suppress your rights, too.
U.S. Sen. Padilla blasts Trump and Noem 'path toward fascism' in LA immigration crackdown • South Dakota Searchlight
U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, a California Democrat, speaks on the Senate floor on June 17, 2025, about how he was forcibly removed from a press conference with the secretary of Homeland Security. (Screenshot from Senate webcast)WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, a California Democrat who was forcibly removed from a press conference with the secretary of Homeland Security, said Tuesday that his home state is the testing ground for President Donald T…
Alex Padilla recounts his removal from DHS news conference in emotional Senate speech
Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., took to the Senate floor on Tuesday to emotionally describe the moments that led to him being forcefully removed from a news conference last week focused on the Trump administration’s response to the immigration protests in Los Angeles.Padilla was in the same Los Angeles federal building last Thursday where Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was outlining President Trump’s decision to send in Natio…
Padilla blasts Trump ‘path toward fascism’ in Los Angeles immigration crackdown
U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, a California Democrat, speaks on the Senate floor on June 17, 2025, about how he was forcibly removed from a press conference with the secretary of Homeland Security. (Screenshot from Senate webcast)WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, a California Democrat who was forcibly removed from a press conference with the secretary of Homeland Security, said Tuesday that his home state is the testing ground for President Donald T…
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