California Sen. Alex Padilla introduced legislation to help expand the existing pathway to help immigrants obtain ...

California Republican National Committee member Shawn Steel said, “Most Americans will oppose Padilla’s bill.” ...

Sen. Alex Padilla gave a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday holding back tears and recounting how he was forced to the floor and handcuffed after interrupting DHS Sec. Kristi Noem.

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla is pushed out of the room as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference regarding the protests in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 12, 2025.

I was forced to the ground and I was handcuffed." Padilla said he was not detained and not arrested. Split image: U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla taken to ground outside DHS news conference in Los Angeles.

Handcuffing Padilla Padilla, the son of Mexican immigrants, has been a leading voice for immigration reform in Congress. On June 12, he got national attention when he was handcuffed by law ...