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June 13, 2025

Federal Agents Handcuff, Forcibly Remove CA Sen. Alex Padilla from Kristi Noem Presser
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On Thursday, federal agents forcibly removed California Senator Alex
Padilla from a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary
Kristi Noem, before shoving him onto a hallway floor and handcuffing
him. Before he was attacked by the agents, Padilla introduced himself as
a senator as he attempted to ask Noem a question on the ICE raids and
crackdown on protesters in L.A. Senator Padilla later addressed the
stunning attack at a news conference.

Sen. Alex Padilla: "If this is how this administration responds to a
senator with a question, if this is how the Department of Homeland
Security responds to a senator with a question, you can only imagine
what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the
Los Angeles community and throughout California and throughout the
country. We will hold this administration accountable."



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