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Senator Alex Padilla Handcuffed During Homeland Security Press Conference

The action drew condemnations from California leaders during intensifying tensions over federal immigration policy enforcement.

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Overview

  • During Secretary Kristi Noem’s June 12 press conference in Los Angeles, Senator Alex Padilla was pushed from the podium, thrown to the ground, and handcuffed by federal agents.
  • Plainclothes Homeland Security agents removed him from the podium when he sought to ask a question; FBI officers then secured his handcuffs.
  • Padilla was released within minutes without formal charges and has pledged to seek accountability from the Trump administration.
  • Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass publicly condemned the use of force against a sitting U.S. senator as unacceptable.
  • The incident underscores growing friction between California’s leadership and the Trump administration over immigration enforcement and protest management.