Alex Padilla (D-CA) was forcibly removed by what appeared to be law enforcement officials on Thursday when he interrupted a Los Angeles press conference by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, who was discussing the Trump administration’s response to the ongoing demonstrations in the city over President Donald Trump’s immigration raids and mass deportation efforts.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla of California has been forcefully removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference in Los Angeles and handcuffed by officers as he tried to speak up about immigration raids that have led to protests in California and elsewhere.