U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, a California Democrat, speaks on the Senate floor on June 17, 2025, about how he was forcibly removed from a press conference with the secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, last week in Los Angeles. Photo Credit: Screenshot from Senate webcast
By Ariana Figueroa States Newsroom WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, a California Democrat who was forcibly removed from a press conference with the secretary…