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First they came for the immigrants. Then they took down our Latino senator – Los Angeles Times

California

First they came for the immigrants. Then they took down our Latino senator

By Anita Chabria Columnist
June 12, 2025 Updated 2:46 PM PT

Federal agents manhandled California Sen. Alex Padilla out of the room, shoved him down onto his knees and handcuffed him. Sen. Adam Schiff, our other California senator, came to his colleague’s defense, demanding an investigation.

Things were looking tense in Los Angeles on Thursday even before federal agents took down U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla.

We had the Marines, slightly trained in domestic crowd control, heading out to do crowd control. We had ICE raids, sweeping up a man from a church. Or maybe it was ICE — the armed and masked agents refused to say where they were from.

But then the situation went further south, which to be honest, I thought would take at least until Monday.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was in town to cosplay at being an ICE agent herself. You know she loves to dress up. Padilla, who was in the same building to meet with a general, went to a news conference she was hosting and tried to ask her a question.

Bad idea.

Federal agents manhandled him out of the room, shoved him down onto his knees and handcuffed him. By the end, he was face down on the ground. The FBI has confirmed to my colleagues that he was not arrested, but that’s little comfort.
VIDEO | 01:07
Sen. Alex Padilla forcibly removed from press conference

While officers may not have known Padilla was a U.S. senator when they started going after him, they certainly did by the time the cuffs were snapping.

Padilla was heard saying, “Hands off, hands off. I’m Sen. Alex Padilla,” as the officers pushed him back.

The hands remained on.

Shortly after the video of this frightening episode hit social media, Gov. Gavin Newsom posted on X, “If they can handcuff a U.S. Senator for asking a question, imagine what they will do to you.”

Indeed.

After he got back on his feet, Padilla made it clear all he was trying to do was get some information because his questions have gone unanswered so far.
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“I was there peacefully,” he told reporters. “At one point I had a question, and so I began to ask a question. I was almost immediately forcibly removed from the room. … If this is how the Department of Homeland Security responds to a senator with a question, you can only imagine what they’re doing to farm workers to cooks to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California and throughout the country.”

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Esteemed #SenatorPadilla:
"1. 1st Latino US Sen from CA *4th largest economy in the world.
2. Ranked the 2nd most effective Dem in the Sen, based on bills introduced & passed..."
-K Kingsley

#DHS Sec Noem forcibly removed Sen Padilla from a press conf -launches #ICE raids on noncriminal #immigrants -wore a $50K Rolex watch while visiting a torture prison in SLV -banned from the Tribal Lands in her home state -exorbitant travel expenses landed her in hot water...
#Fascism #Kakistocracy #USPol

Kristi #Noem's lies about #SenatorPadilla not identifying himself relies on her supposed inability to recognize this US Senator —‌ who is also the chair of the #SenateJudiciarySubcommittee on #Immigration:

Facts are facts, except in the slow-leaking #MAGA-bubble, where they still believe the most obvious refutable bullshit, for now.

Robert Mackey (@RobertMackey): "Video from CBS News of the moment when Senator Alex Padilla interrupted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday shows that he was not close to or lunging at her, and she continued with her prepared remarks" | XCancel #SenAlexPadilla #senatorpadilla #kristinoem #Fascism #policestate #immigration #losangeles #dhs

https://xcancel.com/robertmackey/status/1933295315387654560

I'm taking a page out of 5calls.org's book and writing my own prompt(s) to call about. Today's prompt:

Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [City].

I'm calling to urge [Official's Name] to immediately denounce the forcible removal and arrest of California Senator Alex Padilla. Senator Padilla is entitled by the Constitution to speak and ask questions on the behalf of his constituents. That right exists exactly because of and in opposition to scenes like the one that played out today. Kristi Noem and anyone involved in this abuse need to face consequences for their actions.

My address is [Address] and my phone number is [Phone Number].

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Go to https://5calls.org and find an issue to get your official's numbers to call.

#losangeles #5calls #senatorpadilla #tyranny

Trump's fascisten hebben zojuist een senator gearresteerd,
omdat hij op een LA persconferentie een VRAAG aan Kristi Noem stelde.

Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem kondigde van tevoren al aan dat ze LA wel s even zou "bevrijden van het socialisme".

Alles wat senator Padilla deed, was haar een vraag stellen.

Vertel me nog eens over deze "bevriende natie" die binnen de NAVO "onze veiligheid garandeert" en de "democratie verdedigt" 🤮

#senatorpadilla

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