Senator Removed by Force On 12 June, federal agents forcefully removed and handcuffed U.S. Senator Alex Padilla during a Department of Homeland Security press conference in Los Angeles. California Democrat Alex Padilla, the first Latino to represent the state in the Senate, tried to ask DHS Secretary Kristi Noem a question about recent immigration raids. … Continue reading ‘Outrageous, Dictatorial, and Shameful’: U.S. Senator Handcuffed at DHS Immigration Press Conference