In an email that DHS later walked back, Kristi Noem asked the Pentagon to “direct the military on the ground in Los Angeles to arrest rioters.”

Sen. Alex Padilla was removed from a Los Angeles news conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, while a federal judge weighed the merits of military deployments on Thursday.

"There is no justification for the disgusting way Senator Padilla was forcibly removed and handcuffed by FBI agents today."

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged Thursday to carry on with the Trump administration's immigration crackdown despite waves of unrest across the U.S.

Video shows a Secret Service special agent on Noem’s detail grabbing Padilla by his jacket and shoving him from the room as the senator struggles to catch his breath while identifying himself.

As Washington, D.C., prepares to host a parade celebrating the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday on Saturday, weather forecasters are warning of the potential for showers and thunderstorms that could disrupt the day’s events, including a scheduled appearance by President Trump, whose 79th birthday coincides with the celebration.

The Department of Homeland Security's deployment of U.S. military personnel in Los Angeles has led to significant legal and political controversy. A senator's arrest during a press conference exemplifies rising tensions,

Sen. Alex Padilla was removed for interrupting a Los Angeles immigration news conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

A U.S. Army soldier walks past a Bradley fighting vehicle staged in West Potomac Park ahead of an upcoming military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary and coinciding with Donald Trump's 79th birthday, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Washington Credit: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson