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

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) expressed shock after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she wasn’t aware of who the California senator was following his detainment at a press conference. “What does it say about the secretary to not know who the senator from California is,

Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California was briefly detained last week after being forcibly removed from a news conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Democrats and Republicans alike were stunned on Thursday when California Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's news conference in Los Angeles. The Context Padilla was removed from Noem's press conference as he shouted that he wanted to ask her questions amid the government's response to ongoing demonstrations in Los Angeles against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in the area.

The confrontation was caught on video by dozens of journalists and later took the internet by storm at the sight of a U.S. senator being taken down to the ground by federal agents

On Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan today, Senator Alex Padilla recounts his horrible experience earlier this week with DHS forcibly removing him from Sec. Kristi Noem's press conference. He scolds Kristi Noem for her lack of accountability.

Several high-ranking Democrats have allegedly demanded that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem be called to testify about the rough handling of California Senator Alex Padilla durin

Bay Area Republican strategist Matt Shupe described Padilla’s attempt to abruptly question Noem “pure political theatrics.”