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Alex Padilla: “If they're allowed to do this in Los Angeles, they can and…”

Featuring: Alex Padilla, Democratic | U.S. Senate from California

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Senator Alex Padilla Discusses Controversial Detention at DHS Briefing on MSNBC

Published | Video Starts at 18:45

… county and the chief of police of Los Angeles City, the language that they've used, the mechanisms they use are not Los Angeles specific and they're not California specific. And If they're allowed to do this in Los Angeles, they can and they will do this in any corner of the country. You made it a point to encourage people to protest this Saturday outside of the federal building peacefully. Peacefully. Why did you? I mean, it was the last thing that you said after you came out. (18:45–18:53)

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Asserts that federal actions in Los Angeles could set a precedent for nationwide actions.

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