Noem was in L.A. to address the ongoing protests against President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Federal agents handcuffed Padilla after his removal.

Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla handcuffed and forcibly removed from Kristi Noem’s immigration press conference - The Democratic senator had interrupted the DHC chief during her protest press conference,

LOS ANGELES - U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-California) was physically shoved out of the room Thursday during a news conference with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, where he was also briefly put into handcuffs by the FBI.