US Senator Alex Padilla’s dramatic removal and handcuffing at Kristi Noem’s federal press conference in Los Angeles has ignited political outrage and alarm over federal overreach. With Democrats decrying the act as ‘dictatorial’,

California Sen. Alex Padilla continued to defend himself Friday and refute the claims that he "crashed" DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference.

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is calling on Republican leadership to “uphold the dignity and authority of Congress” after Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was handcuffed when interjecting at

Alex Padilla asked a question at a DHS presser and ended up handcuffed—because that’s where we are now in 2025.

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed and tackled by federal agents during a Department of Homeland Security press conference, sparking bipartisan condemnation and calls for a full investigation into the actions of the officers who manhandled a sitting U.

Immigration raids in Los Angeles sparked protests and led to Sen. Padilla's brief detention at a Homeland Security news conference, with both parties now fundraising from the incident

When the Trump Justice Department took the extraordinary step of arresting a local judge seven weeks ago, plenty feared what it could portend.

Alex Padilla was attempting to ask a question at a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about immigration raids in Los Angeles.

Padilla was suddenly removed by multiple men when he tried asking a question at Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles.

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) worries about what will happen to people who question the Trump administration, who aren’t senators, and when the cameras are off. His comments came just days after he was forcibly removed from a room for shouting and disrupting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem‘s press conference.