Senator Alex Padilla Forcibly Removed and Handcuffed by FBI

| Importance: 5/10 | Status: confirmed

Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) was forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference at Los Angeles FBI headquarters on June 12, 2025. After interjecting with a question six minutes into Noem’s remarks about immigration protests, uniformed FBI police forced him to his knees, handcuffed him while on the ground, and detained him. DHS falsely claimed he didn’t identify himself, though video shows he did. He was released after being identified as a senator.

Key Actors

Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) DHS Secretary Kristi Noem FBI police officers U.S. Secret Service Gen. Gregory Michael Guillot (NORTHCOM)

Tags

congressional-member federal-detention immigration-enforcement political-suppression senator

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