LA Curfew Continues Amid Anti-ICE Protests; Senator Padilla Removed from DHS Press Conference

National Guard Deployment Ruling

• 🏛️ An appeals court has reversed a judge's order, allowing the National Guard to remain deployed in Los Angeles for the time being.
• ⚖️ Initially, a judge ruled that control of the National Guard should be returned to California, but the White House quickly appealed.
• 📉 Despite the presence of thousands of National Guard members, their deployment on the streets is not widespread, and protest numbers appear to be declining.

Senator Padilla's Removal from Press Conference

• 🎤 CBS News correspondent Carter Evans witnessed Senator Alex Padilla being forcibly removed from a Homeland Security press conference.
• ❓ Padilla, wearing plain clothes and without his Senate security pin, approached the secretary speaking and began asking questions as he was being removed.
• 🗣️ He stated, "My name is Senator Alex Padilla, and I've got a question," only after security began to drag him out of the room.
• 🤷 The secretary stated she did not recognize him, and Padilla himself declined to answer questions about why he interrupted the press conference instead of waiting for the designated Q&A period.
• 📰 Padilla later told CBS News that he had many unanswered questions for Homeland Security and decided to ask them when he had the opportunity.

Downtown LA Curfew

• 🌃 A curfew in downtown Los Angeles has continued for a third night due to ongoing anti-ICE protests.
• 🗓️ LA Mayor Karen Bass indicated that the curfew is expected to remain in effect for several more days.