California Sen. Alex Padilla, a frequent critic of the Trump administration and its actions toward immigrants, was forcibly removed from a Department of Homeland Security press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday morning.
Video from the event shows security guards grabbing and shoving the U.S. Senator out the door as he attempts to ask DHS Secretary Kristi Noem a question. He was then cuffed.
Here's another angle from Fox News reporter Bill Melugin of Sen. Alex Padilla getting roughed up by law enforcement after he tries to question Kristi Noem at her presser: “I’m Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary. Because the fact of the matter is, a half dozen… Hands off!”[image or embed]
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona.bsky.social) June 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM“Senator Padilla is currently in Los Angeles exercising his duty to perform Congressional oversight of the federal government’s operations in Los Angeles and across California,” said a statement from Padilla’s office.
“He was in the federal building to receive a briefing with General Guillot and was listening to Secretary Noem’s press conference. He tried to ask the Secretary a question, and was forcibly removed by federal agents, forced to the ground and handcuffed.
“He is not currently detained, and we are working to get additional information.”
Republicans were reticent but said they wanted to know the facts.
“Obviously we will have response,” said Senate Majority Leader John Thune at the U.S. Capitol. “But I want to know the facts, find out exactly what happened.”
Meanwhile, Noem said that the federal government intends to “liberate” Los Angeles from “socialists.” She specifically highlighted the waving of Mexican flags by some protesters.
Noem said that immigration authorities will continue to carry out arrests of people in the country illegally who have criminal records, and that protesters who engage in vandalism and violence will “face consequences.”
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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