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!

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.

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

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.

Sign the petition: Reject Trump’s authoritarian mass deportations regime!

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the team at Demand Progress

Sources:

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

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