Sen. Alex Padilla delivered a speech on the Senate floor, almost a week after being forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's​ news conference in Los Angeles.

California Senator Alex Padilla delivered an emotional address on the Senate floor today, recounting his forceful removal from a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference last week, an incident that others are now characterizing as a deliberate act of political theater.

"If this administration is this afraid of just one senator... imagine what the voices of tens of millions of Americans peacefully protesting can do."

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) delivered a speech on the Senate floor today recounting his removal from a DHS press briefing with Secretary Kristi Noem last week. "Donald Trump is continuing to test the boundaries of his power,

The following is the transcript of an interview with Sen. Alex Padilla, Democrat of California, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on June 15, 2025.MARGARET BRENNAN: And we're joined now by California Senator Alex Padilla.

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The incident occurred amid heightened political tensions nationwide, including protests against federal immigration authorities over aggressive sweeps of migrants and immigrants, and deportations.