U.S. Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed and tackled by federal agents during a Department of Homeland Security press conference, sparking bipartisan condemnation and calls for a full investigation into the actions of the officers who manhandled a sitting U.S. Senator.
A federal judge granted California Gov. Gavin Newsom's request for a temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump's seizure of the California National Guard, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit issued a stay allowing the Trump administration to maintain control of the California National Guard for now.
Former Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price has issued an open letter criticizing her successor, Ursula Jones-Dickson, for dismantling key justice reforms, removing staff, and undermining public trust, and has warned that major police accountability cases are now in jeopardy.
Advocates are calling on Governor Newsom to fully decommission shuttered state prisons and prevent them from being repurposed as ICE detention centers, as federal immigration raids are increasing across California.
The Trump administration's deployment of the National Guard and U.S. Marines to Southern California in response to recent immigration protests has sparked a backlash from civil rights groups and state officials, who denounce it as a "militarized crackdown" that violates constitutional rights and endangers lives.