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NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander says ‘nobody’s safe right now’ after arrest by masked agents at immigration court

The city’s comptroller was grabbed by masked officers and accused of ‘assault’ days after US Sen. Alex Padilla was handcuffed at a Kristi Noem event on ICE enforcement in California

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‘What will my family think?’ Padilla holds back tears as he speaks from Senate floor about shock of arrest at Noem press conference

‘I was forced to the ground first, on my knees and then flat on my chest,’ California senator says as he recalls arrest

The Independent UK

Justice Department says Trump can undo monument designations - Roll Call

The department's disavowed a 1938 determination that presidents can't revoke a Antiquities Act designation by a predecessor.

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Padilla has ‘serious questions’ for Noem after he was dragged from press conference: ‘How does she not know the senator from California?’

California senator says Noem’s resignation is not his top concern after he was put in handcuffs at her press conference

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Trump’s military deployment in Los Angeles unites every Senate Democrat in demanding the troops get out

But will it be enough to stop Trump?

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2 Chinese scientists will stay in jail while accused of bringing biological material to US

Two Chinese scientists accused of smuggling or shipping biological material into the United States without permits will remain in custody in Michigan

The Independent UK

US marines detain civilian in first known instance since Trump deployed troops to LA

The civilian who was detained identified himself as Marcos Leao, an army veteran, and said he was treated ‘very fairly’

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Padilla removal signals dangerous shift

We do not ever see something like this happen to members of Congress

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Marines Ordered By Trump To LA Start Deploying

The first US Marines ordered by Donald Trump to Los Angeles will deploy Friday, the Pentagon said, raising the stakes in a standoff that pits the president against protesters claiming growing authoritarianism.

International Business Times

Forcible removal of US Sen. Alex Padilla signals a dangerous shift in American democracy

Democratic leaders and a lone Republican senator, Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski, quickly decried the treatment of U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla of California and called for an investigation after he was removed from a press conference with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on June 12, 2025, in Los Angeles, handcuffed…

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‘Did not identify himself’: Kristi Noem’s lie exposed as Senator Padilla came with video evidence

Luckily, people were recording.

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Trump Wins Temporary Stay To Keep Control Of National Guard Ahead Of LA Protests

The Trump administration won a temporary reprieve to retain control of California National Guard troops at least until Tuesday after a day of legal tussling over the president's decision to send them to quell demonstrations in Los Angeles that erupted over immigration raids.

International Business Times

Alex Padilla says FBI escorted him to Noem press conference before he was wrestled to the ground for interrupting

Senator rubbishes claims he did not identify himself and ‘barged’ into Homeland Security briefing

The Independent UK

‘We are not going away’: Kristi Noem’s ominous LA takeover warning sparks federal overreach fears

Liberation has arrived.

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Democrat Rips Into Fellow Party Member After He Was Detained During Kristi Noem Press Conference: 'Theater'

Moderate Democrat Jared Golden broke with his party to echo DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's response to the arrest of California lawmaker Alex Padilla during Thursday's press conference.

Reason

Sen. Padilla Forcibly Removed From Kristi Noem's L.A. Press Conference

The California senator was trying to ask about immigration enforcement when federal agents handcuffed and ejected him.

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How would recent events in the US appear if they happened elsewhere?

Imagining how the media would cover the troops in Los Angeles or the detention of a sitting senator is a useful exercise

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Trump is worse than Orbán

In Orbán's Hungary, it's "respectable fascism." Here in the U.S., it's something else

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Calls grow for Kristi Noem to resign in the wake of Padilla incident

California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell leads calls for Homeland Security Secretary to step down after senator forcibly removed from her press conference on Thursday

The Independent UK

Florida sheriff warns protesters ahead of nationwide rallies: ‘We will kill you dead’

‘We will be notifying your family where to collect your remains, because we will kill you, graveyard dead,’ the sheriff eerily warned Thursday

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As legal fight over Guard deployment plays out, Noem vows to continue Trump's immigration crackdown

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is promising to move forward with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Los Angeles despite the waves of unrest

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: Democrats rage after Secret Service, FBI shove and handcuff senator

Security officers grabbed and pushed to the ground Alex Padilla after he tried to ask a question at a news conference. Key US politics stories from Thursday 12 June 2025

The Independent UK

Washington erupts after agents handcuff Democratic Senator at DHS Secretary press conference

Shock after Senator Alex Padilla manhandled and cuffed by federal security at Noem event in Los Angeles

The Independent UK

Trump may get more than he bargained for by picking a fight with Los Angeles

ANALYSIS: As Trump sees Americans turn away from his Home Depot and courthouse deportation raids, he turns to California to provide a fight. He’s getting one, writes John Bowden

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