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

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

The handcuffing of Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) raises the stakes for future clashes between Democrats and the administration as acts of protest have been met with swift law enforcement action. Democrats have vowed to continue their pressure campaign on the administration over its immigration policies,

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

Monday on the RealClearPolitics radio show -- weeknights at 6:00 p.m. on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124 and then on Apple, Spotify, and here on our website -- Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon break down the complex three-way relationship between the U.

California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla joins MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell to condemn what he calls President Trump's "unprecedented militarization" of Los Angeles. Sen. Padilla along with the entire Senate Democratic Caucus are demanding the immediate withdrawal of all military forces from Los Angeles amid ongoing protests against the Trump administration's immigration policies.

Leave it to a Los Angeles politician to deliver an Oscar-worthy performance of political theater. Last week, California’s senior U.S. Senator Alex Padilla crashed a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem where he caused a scene and became a mini martyr in the process.

When the Trump Justice Department took the extraordinary step of arresting a local judge seven weeks ago, plenty feared what it could portend.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was rushed to a hospital in the D.C. area Tuesday afternoon.