"If this is how the DHS responds to a senator with a question, you can only imagine what they are doing to farmworkers, cooks, day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California and throughout the country."
"If they’re willing to do this to me, a United States senator representing the state of California, just imagine how it’s going with their immigration enforcement on the streets."
"How many Americans in the year 2025 see a vindictive president on a tour of retribution?"
"I'm Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary."
"I am Sen. Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary."
"We will hold this administration accountable."
"I’m Sen. Alex Padilla."
"I was there peacefully. At one point I had a question, and so I began to ask a question."
"That's ridiculous. It's a lie but par for the course for this administration."
"There was no threat. There was no lunging. I raised my voice to ask a question."
"There was no threat. There was no lunging."