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

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Alex Padilla, a frequent critic of the Trump administration and its actions toward immigrants, was forcibly removed from a Department of Homeland Security press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday morning.