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Sen. Padilla Handcuffed at DHS Briefing as Immigration Protests Escalate

Padilla’s ouster prompted calls for a federal probe, with activists planning a nationwide day of defiance on June 14.

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Farmworkers on a field in March near the US-Mexico border in Calexico, California. Undocumented workers make up an estimated 40% of farmworkers in the United States.

Overview

  • On June 12 in Los Angeles, Secret Service and FBI agents forcibly removed and briefly handcuffed Sen. Alex Padilla after he interrupted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press briefing on immigration enforcement.
  • Democrats led by the Democratic National Committee have demanded an independent investigation and relaunched fundraising campaigns decrying Padilla’s treatment as an overreach of authority.
  • Organizers have called for a “nationwide day of defiance” on June 14 to protest the administration’s mass deportation plans and ongoing ICE raids.
  • Last week’s ICE operations in Los Angeles and Ventura County detained over 30 farmworkers and prompted the deployment of National Guard troops, triggering widespread fear in immigrant communities.
  • Lawmakers remain divided, with some Republicans condemning Padilla’s entrance as a stunt and others expressing shock at his treatment, and Democrats warning it signals broader threats to civil liberties.