ICE detains former staffer for California Senator Alex Padilla at airport--for packing an "Obama-Biden" campaign shirt.

[Swede]

ICE detains former staffer for California Senator Alex Padilla at airport—for packing an "Obama-Biden" campaign shirt.

"Next time I’ll think twice about what I pack. That’s not something I ever thought I’d have to consider in this country."

Rick Taylor was abruptly detained while standing in line.

— LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 (@longtimehistory.bsky.social) 2025-06-28T23:08:05.661Z

[malaise]

1. WTF

Sue them

[purple_haze]

2. UM

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. I agree with malaise: Sue them!

[ShazzieB]

9. YES, goddammit!

[dem4decades]

4. Why is ICE searching luggage? Is no one answerable to anyone?

[Timewas]

5. Is no one answerable to anyone?

Bingo

[mdbl]

6. The US has turned really creepy

They just keep hiring creepy weirdos to do law enforcement. I think the only qualification is you had to be an insurrectionist on Jan 6.

[ShazzieB]

10. Either an insurrectionist or just a diehard Trump worshipper! 🤬

[Figarosmom]

7. Someone has to sue for thus shit 💩

For it to stop.

I will bet someone on the nazi side knew he was flying and told the agents to give him grief. They will be on Dems and they're staff for the whole term unless someone sues the agency and the induvidual.

[Cha]

8. WTF!!

Fry in Hell ICE right along side Orange Swamp Thing.

[tavernier]

11. I have an Obama- Biden round car sticker

on my freezer and I’m looking at it “as we speak.”
So I suppose if they walk into my home, I will be deported? I became a citizen 60 years ago, born in Germany of Latvian parents. Perhaps the January 6 ICE morons will think that Latvia is a Latin country and I’ll be on the next bus to Venezuela. At this point nothing would surprise me. Perhaps I’d better learn some Spanish.

[TimeToGo]

12. Has this been verified?

Because good lord, this is insane