Senator Alex Padilla recounted being forcibly handcuffed during a homeland security conference, criticizing Trump administration immigration and safety policies.

Sen. Alex Padilla criticized Kristi Noem after being escorted from a DHS news conference, questioning her awareness and response to his presence.

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.

Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., on Sunday said he wasn't trying to be disrespectful or disruptive when he tried to shout a question at DHS Secretary Kristi Noem during a press conference last week.

Sen. Alex Padilla talks about being handcuffed and detained for asking Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem a question during a press conference.

Sen. Alex Padilla was well within First Amendment bounds when he rudely tried to shout questions at Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Republicans continued to chastise Padilla, using words like “launch,” “lunge” and “bum rush” to describe Padilla’s behavior as he began to try to pose a question to Noem.

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

We were told that no one is above the law. Unless Senator Alex Padilla is "no one," that applies to him too.

Chaotic scenes in which Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was pressed to the ground and handcuffed by federal agents set the political world aflame Thursday. Padilla had come to a news conference being … ...

White House officials slammed Sen. Alex Padilla’s antics during Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference on the Los Angeles riots Thursday as “childish” and “unhinged.” ...

California Sen. Alex Padilla continued to defend himself Friday and refute the claims that he "crashed" DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference.