The incident represents a continuation of the muddied discourse over the Trump administration’s immigration policy.

Agents tackled Padilla as he tried to ask a question at a news conference by held by the DHS secretary, who said Padilla hadn't identified himself.

The California Democrat interrupted an event for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem amid protests over the administration's immigration crackdown

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was in Los Angeles as part of a broad federal response to public demonstrations against immigration raids.

Longtime Republican strategist Sarah Longwell urged sitting senators in her party to defend Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), who was handcuffed and forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Video shows a Secret Service special agent on Noem's detail grabbing Padilla by his jacket and shoving him from the room, as the senator struggles to catch his breath while identifying himself.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) called for Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) to face criminal charges after a chaotic encounter at a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference, where Padilla was handcuffed and forcibly removed by law enforcement.

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Democrats are fundraising off of his removal from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference Thursday.  Padilla, along with fellow California Sen.

During his Friday appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy warned that America has reached "a point of no return," following California Senator Alex Padilla's forceful removal from a Thursday press conference with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

California Democratic senator spoke during a news conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday in Los Angeles.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was in Los Angeles Thursday morning providing an update on immigration operations and protests in the area, when she was interrupted by Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla,