California Sen. Padilla removed from Noem's news conference
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They are trying to strike a careful balance on issues where Republicans have held a political advantage in recent years.
The protest comes before leaders vote on whether or not to pass a budget that is expected to lock new undocumented immigrants out of Medi-Cal.
The incident occurred amid heightened political tensions nationwide, including protests against federal immigration authorities over aggressive sweeps of migrants and immigrants, and deportations.
Alex Padilla (D., Calif ... Noem and others were addressing immigration raids and the federal response to protests that have spread across the city, saying they would forge ahead with their ...
The sweeps have fueled six days of protests resulting in hundreds of arrests in Los Angeles while demonstrations have spread across the nation.
The Padilla incident, then, represents a continuation of the muddied discourse over the Trump administration’s immigration policy. “We want to get the full scope of what happened,” Senate ...