President Donald Trump has referred to the protests against his mass deportation operation as “riots,” and has claimed those attending the demonstrations are “insurrectionists,” but the protests were reported to be “largely peaceful” before Trump ordered more than 2,000 members of the California National Guard to Los Angeles on Saturday.

California Sen. Alex Padilla continued to defend himself Friday and refute the claims that he "crashed" DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference.

The DHS secretary's request would have exceeded authorities invoked by President Trump when he deployed the National Guard to LA.

Alex Padilla (D-CA) expressed shock after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she wasn’t aware of who the California senator was following his detainment at a press conference. "What does it say about the secretary to not know who the senator from California is,

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem reportedly requested Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to have the military arrest protesters in Los Angeles

Democratic U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla of California has been forcefully removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference in Los Angeles and handcuffed by officers as he tried to speak up about immigration raids that have led to protests in California and elsewhere.

What Rule of Law? A defense lawyer for those charged in connection to the Capitol riot argues that if Senator Alex Padilla is not charged with assaulting a federal officer, like many January 6 defendants were,

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum encouraged violent protests in Los Angeles. Sheinbaum called the accusation "absolutely false."

California also alleged in a lawsuit that the administration is planning to have the military accompany ICE on deportation raids

with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem due to make a recommendation soon on whether President Donald Trump should invoke the Insurrection Act to further ...