Padilla said he was not detained and not arrested. Split image: U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla taken to ground outside DHS news conference in Los Angeles. June 12, 2025 ...

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) was forcibly removed from a press conference in Los Angeles by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Noem said the Justice Department would find and prosecute ...

Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was forcibly removed from a news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday after he tried to question Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a media event related ...

Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., walks to the Senate chambers on Tuesday to deliver his first remarks on the Senate floor since he was forcefully removed from a DHS press conference last week.

Sen. Alex Padilla speaks after he was forcibly removed after interrupting a news conference being held by Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, in Los Angeles, June 12, 2025.

Padilla, the son of Mexican immigrants, has been a leading voice for immigration reform in Congress. On June 12, he got national attention when he was handcuffed by law enforcement officials after he ...