Kristi Noem, Alex Padilla and United States Senate
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The California Democrat interrupted an event for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem amid protests over the administration's immigration crackdown
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Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California was briefly detained last week after being forcibly removed from a news conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Democrats and Republicans alike were stunned on Thursday when California Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's news conference in Los Angeles. The Context Padilla was removed from Noem's press conference as he shouted that he wanted to ask her questions amid the government's response to ongoing demonstrations in Los Angeles against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in the area.
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KTVU FOX 2 on MSNVideo: U.S. Senator Alex Padilla shoved, handcuffed at DHS Kristi Noem's news conferenceThe confrontation was caught on video by dozens of journalists and later took the internet by storm at the sight of a U.S. senator being taken down to the ground by federal agents
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'Doing My Job As A Senator': Sen. Alex Padilla Recounts DHS Assaulting Him At Press Conference, Scolds Kristi Noem For Lack Of AccountabilityOn Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan today, Senator Alex Padilla recounts his horrible experience earlier this week with DHS forcibly removing him from Sec. Kristi Noem's press conference. He scolds Kristi Noem for her lack of accountability.
Bay Area Republican strategist Matt Shupe described Padilla’s attempt to abruptly question Noem “pure political theatrics.”