'First they came for the immigrants. Then they took down our Latino senator.'
(LA Times editorial) "Things were looking tense in Los Angeles on Thursday even before federal agents took down U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla."
"Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was in town to cosplay at being an ICE agent herself. You know she loves to dress up. Padilla, who was in the same building to meet with a general, went to a news conference she was hosting and tried to ask her a question."
"Federal agents manhandled him out of the room, shoved him down onto his knees and handcuffed him. The FBI has confirmed to my colleagues that he was not arrested, but that’s little comfort."
"Shortly after the video of this frightening episode hit social media, Gov. Gavin Newsom posted on X, 'If they can handcuff a U.S. Senator for asking a question, imagine what they will do to you.'"
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-06-12/chabria-column-alex-padilla-forcibly-removed-kristi-noem-immigrants-ice-raids-la