A number of notable Democrats have taken to acting out in recent months to protest the “tyranny” of President Donald Trump and his policy agenda.

Most of them have focused on voicing opposition to Trump’s immigration policies and have been confrontational in their efforts to resist them, often resulting in clashes with federal officials and law enforcement that ultimately lead to their arrest or detainment and thrust them into the spotlight.

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Here’s a list of notable Democratic arrests, detainments, and censures during Trump’s second term:

Brad Lander

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, who is also running for mayor as a Democratic candidate, was arrested by ICE agents on June 17 while attending an immigration court hearing in Manhattan.

Lander was walking alongside and linking arms with a migrant whose case had just been dismissed pending appeal, demanding to federal officers that they show him their warrants and badges and insisting he wouldn’t let go until they did.

In response, the agents separated Lander from the migrant, pushed the mayoral candidate against a wall and detained him, charging him with assault of a federal officer.

“You don’t have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens,” Lander said. “I’m not obstructing, I am standing right here in the hallway … you don’t have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens asking for a judicial warrant.”

Lander’s arrest comes just before the mayoral primary election, set to take place on June 24.

Sen. Alex Padilla

While he wasn’t formally arrested, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) still made waves after officials forcibly removed him from a June 12 press conference in Los Angeles with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

After approaching Noem to ask a question while she was speaking, security stepped in and started to push Padilla toward the door while he resisted. The senator tried identifying himself to officials and insisted he was only there to ask questions, but he was ultimately forced outside. Footage shows him being brought to the ground and handcuffed.

It is possible officials either did not recognize Padilla or could not hear him over Noem speaking. DHS officials claimed Padilla didn’t properly identify himself or have his Senate security pin on, referring to his display as “disrespectful political theatre.”

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The department also claimed Padilla was asked repeatedly to step back and didn’t listen, prompting officials to believe he was an attacker. After the press conference, Noem met with Padilla to hear him out.

Padilla said after the incident that “we will hold this administration accountable.” In remarks on the Senate floor the following week, he warned that Trump is a “tyrant” abusing his power and is surrounded by “yes-men and underqualified attack dogs.”

Several Democrats in Congress decried the incident, with a number of them marching to Senate Majority Leader John Thune‘s (R-SD) and House Speaker Mike Johnson‘s (R-LA) offices in protest after the incident. Republicans and the White House accused Padilla of performing a political stunt.

Rep. LaMonica McIver

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) was indicted by a federal grand jury in June for her part in a May 9 protest at an ICE detention center.

McIver faces three counts of forcibly impeding and interfering with federal officers at the ICE facility in New Jersey, and she could face a maximum of 17 years in prison.

“While people are free to express their views for or against particular policies, they must not do so in a manner that endangers law enforcement and the communities those officers serve,” said Alina Habba, the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey.

Habba charged McIver on May 19 with assaulting an ICE officer during a May 9 protest in which McIver, along with Reps. Rob Menendez (D-NJ) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), as well as Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, allegedly obstructed the arrival of a detainee transport bus and forcibly breached the gate.

McIver said she was “doing her job” by participating in the protest and claiming the charges brought against her are “political intimidation.”

“This indictment is no more justified than the original charges, and is an effort by Trump’s administration to dodge accountability for the chaos ICE caused and scare me out of doing the work I was elected to do,” McIver said. “But it won’t work – I won’t be intimidated.”

Rep. Jerry Nadler’s aide

An aide of Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) was handcuffed briefly by Department of Homeland Security agents in the congressman’s New York office on May 28.

The Federal Protective Service was involved in the incident, a senior DHS official told the Washington Examiner, going to the office after allegedly receiving information that “protesters were present” and wanting to ensure the safety of the federal employees there.

The aide was detained after preventing federal officials from entering the office to conduct a security check. Once the security check was complete, officials released the aide, whose identity is not publicly known.

“President Trump and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are sowing chaos in our communities, using intimidation tactics against both citizens and non-citizens in a reckless and dangerous manner,” Nadler said in a statement. “While no arrests were made and the situation was quickly de-escalated, I am alarmed by the aggressive and heavy-handed tactics DHS is employing in New York City and across the country.”

Hannah Dugan

Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan was arrested by the FBI in April on obstruction charges after allegedly misdirecting ICE officers to help an illegal immigrant evade arrest.

Dugan allegedly helped an illegal immigrant, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, and his lawyer escape through the back door of her courtroom on April 18 once she realized ICE agents were coming to arrest him. 

Dugan was suspended from her position on April 29, followed by an indictment from a federal grand jury on May 13. If convicted, Dugan could face up to six years in prison along with a $350,000 fine.

“Judge Dugan wholeheartedly rejects and protests her arrest,” her attorney said. “It was not made in the interest of public safety.”

Dugan made her first court appearance on May 15, where she pleaded not guilty to the charges. A trial date was set for July 21, but has since been postponed to allow time for the court to respond to a motion to dismiss the case presented by Dugan’s legal team, according to the outlet. 

Rep. Al Green

Rep. Al Green (D-TX) was censured on March 6 for an outburst he made during President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress two days prior.

During Trump’s joint address, Green shouted, “You have no mandate.” House Speaker Mike Johnson eventually asked the sergeant at arms to escort Green out of the chamber.

Two days later, the House approved a resolution to censure Green in a contentious 224-198 vote that progressed into a shouting match between lawmakers. Ten Democrats joined Republicans in favor of the measure.

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The House Freedom Caucus signaled after the vote that it wanted to take things a step further by stripping Green of his committee assignments.

“I think that on some questions, questions of conscience, you have to be willing to suffer the consequences,” Green later said on the House floor. “And I have said I will.”