U.S. Senator Alex Padilla is detained and removed from the venue after interrupting the press conference held by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and others, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci
LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Senator Alex Padilla was shoved, forced to the ground and handcuffed by security after attempting to ask a question at a press conference on Thursday held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about immigration raids.
"I am Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary," Padilla said during the press conference in Los Angeles, where Noem was discussing protests in the city over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
