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Alex Padilla was shoved out of a press conference being held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday afternoon. Video shows federal agents grabbing the senator and pushing him out a door.
Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a DHS press conference in L.A., handcuffed after an interjection, escalating tensions over immigration and military in local protests.
Now the senior U.S. senator from California, Alex Padilla’s career in public service started amid intense fervor over immigration in the early 1990s. Now, it comes full circle.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's Los Angeles visit turned chaotic, leading to the arrest of Senator Alex Padilla. Amid protests against federal immigration raids, the senator was removed from a press conference in a contentious clash with agents.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) released his legislative text Thursday. It includes a section on preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders, but does not include House-passed text aimed at limiting the ability of federal courts to enforce contempt orders.
A judge was set to rule on the matter of keeping troops in California on Tuesday after a successful appeal by President Donald Trump.
Senate Majority Leader Thune has spoken to Padilla and is gathering information on his removal from a DHS press conference in Los Angeles.
Democrats want Department of Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem to testify on Capitol Hill about the manhandling of Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.). Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) and other House Democrats asked House Oversight Committee chair James Comer (R-Ky.