California Sen. Alex Padilla interrupted — and was pushed out of — a press briefing where Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem was describing the attacks on federal police forces by California rioters.
Padilla is the son of illegal migrants and is an advocate for more immigration into Americans’ communities, workplaces, and homes.
“Many of the [ICE] agents have been doxxed for doing their duty,” Noem said as Padilla was pulled out of the room.
BREAKING: California Democratic Senator @AlexPadilla4CA just crashed DHS Secretary Noem’s press conference in LA and was forcibly removed. pic.twitter.com/Q2sUWiImAM
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) June 12, 2025
by the end of this video, Padilla can be seen not resisting at all and yet being forced to the ground by three armed men who hold him down as they put handcuffs on him https://t.co/pDAmOBNXb0
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) June 12, 2025
The arrests come as Democrats try to escalate the political conflict caused by their massive resistance to President Donald Trump’s 2024 mandate to enforce the nation’s popular border laws.
“This isn’t just shocking, it’s a threat to the rule of law and democratic accountability,” said a tweet from Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA).
BREAKING 🚨 Democrat U.S. Senator Alex Padilla was just thrown on the ground and handcuffed 🔥
— MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) June 12, 2025
Democrats are no longer above the law
I VOTED FOR THIS pic.twitter.com/iq79kHNMC0
On Wednesday, for example, he spoke at an investor-staged press briefing outside the Senate where he urged a legal amnesty for youth and children brought into the United States by their illegal-migrant parents.
“Dreamers are hardworking members of the community and they pay taxes just like the rest of us.”
— ABC News (@ABC) June 11, 2025
Sen. Alex Padilla voiced his support for the DREAM Act at a news conference celebrating DACA's 13th anniversary. https://t.co/XG4SrLtNgn pic.twitter.com/JYT1KOQN5K
