US EditionManhandling of US Senator Ups California Tensions with Trump Admin
- On June 12, during a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles, Senator Alex Padilla was taken down to the ground and handcuffed after interrupting the event.
- The incident occurred as Padilla attempted to question Noem about deportations amid heightened tensions over aggressive immigration raids and protests in Los Angeles.
- Padilla’s office said he was performing Congressional oversight and later confirmed he was no longer detained, while Homeland Security stated Secret Service believed he lunged at Noem and acted appropriately.
- Padilla criticized the administration's treatment of senators seeking answers, suggesting that if this is their approach to elected officials, the treatment of farm workers and other vulnerable laborers is likely much harsher, raising serious concerns about enforcement practices.
- The incident intensified political and public backlash, with critics calling it dictatorial, protests increasing, and experts predicting heightened activism against federal immigration policies.
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Takedown of California’s senior U.S. Senator, Alex Padilla, expected to ratchet up interest in Saturday protests in Bay Area
California’s senior U.S. senator, Democrat Alex Padilla, was forcibly removed, pushed to the floor and handcuffed Thursday after he interrupted a news conference by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about her department’s ongoing deportation enforcement in Los Angeles. The incident in the federal building in Los Angeles drew immediate fire from both Democrats and Republicans. “A United States Senator seeking clarificatio…
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Manhandling of US senator ups California tensions with Trump admin
California's stand-off with President Donald Trump's administration ratcheted up Thursday, after a sitting US senator was handcuffed and forcibly removed from a press conference on immigration raids that have spurred days of protests.
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