US senator Alex Padilla comments on forcible removal from Noem event as Democrats condemn ‘sickening assault’ – live

Padilla, who was forcibly ejected from Kristi Noem briefing, says his treatment suggests immigrants face worse; Democrats criticize ‘dictatorial’ treatment

Senator Alex Padilla forcibly removed from Kristi Noem press event in Los Angeles

Newsom calls Trump a ‘stone cold liar’ as LA protests against Ice raids continue

A woman defiantly dances near police officers as protesters continue to march and chant in an approximately one-square mile area of downtown Los Angeles in response to a series of immigration raids.

Nerves are frayed in Los Angeles, as the second largest city in the US is flooded with more than 2,000 federal troops tasked with protecting immigration enforcement officials after thousands of people hit the streets to protest deportation raids.