California Senator Alex Padilla delivered an emotional address on the Senate floor today, recounting his forceful removal from a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference last week, an incident that others are now characterizing as a deliberate act of political theater.

California’s U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other Trump administration officials Thursday morning.

D: Outrage and spin are proving the partisan fallout of Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) being hauled out of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference Thursday in Los Angeles and handcuffed by federal agents.

California Senator Alex Padilla warned that threats to rights and liberties under Donald Trump's actions extend beyond California, urging Democrats, Republicans, and independents to "speak up and to push back" to protect Americans' freedom.

California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla is doubling down on his calls for the Trump Administration to remove military forces from Los Angeles.

The following is the transcript of an interview with Sen. Alex Padilla, Democrat of California, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on June 15, 2025.MARGARET BRENNAN: And we're joined now by California Senator Alex Padilla.

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.

The incident occurred amid heightened political tensions nationwide, including protests against federal immigration authorities over aggressive sweeps of migrants and immigrants, and deportations.