TELL THE SENATE: Trump is violently suppressing any opposition to his mass
deportations plan. He called in the National Guard and the Marines to
attack protesters in Los Angeles. Then officers assaulted and handcuffed
Senator Alex Padilla after he questioned the administration at a news
conference. Sign the petition: Stop Trump’s mass deportation plan and
political repression!
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Hi,

ICE is currently ramping up its cruelty to carry out Trump’s horrific mass
deportations policy.

Agents are raiding schools, Home Depots, churches, farms, retail centers,
and other locations, tearing apart families and decimating communities.
According to the White House itself, two thirds of the people detained
have no criminal record.^1

And the White House is violently suppressing any opposition to these mass
detentions. Trump called in the National Guard and the Marines to attack
protesters in Los Angeles. Then officers assaulted and handcuffed
Democratic Senator Alex Padilla after he questioned the White House at a
news conference held by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi
Noem.

Trump and ICE are horrifically out of control. Congress must stop funding
this brutality.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Congress must reject budget increases to Trump’s
out-of-control ICE!

ADD YOUR NAME

In response to being tackled and handcuffed, Senator Padilla said, "If
this is how this administration responds to a senator with a question…you
can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day
laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California and
throughout the country."^2

"This is insane. A United States Senator was just violently thrown to the
ground and handcuffed while trying to question the administration. We need
a countrywide response to this all out authoritarianism. This cannot
stand," said Sen. Edward Markey.

Right now, the Senate is considering Trump’s budget bill that would
dramatically increase funding for ICE, while slashing funding for
Medicaid, SNAP, and much more. Congress must take a stand and refuse to
provide further money for Trump’s authoritarian takeover.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Reject Trump’s authoritarian mass deportations
regime!

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the team at Demand Progress

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Sources:

 1. Los Angeles Times, “Tensions over L.A. immigration sweeps boil over as
Padilla is tackled, ICE arrests pick up,” [ [link removed] ]June 12, 2025.
 2. Common Dreams, “'Horrifying Moment in Our Nation's History': Fellow
Senators Denounce 'Assault' on Padilla,'” [ [link removed] ]June 12, 2025.


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