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Democrat Sen. Alex Padilla, from California, has been forcibly removed from a press conference featuring Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for heckling.
The video shows multiple security officers restraining Padilla, then removing him from the room.
He shouts, "Hands off!" after being moved through double doors that partition off an entry area from the news conference room. Earlier, he is heard saying, "I'm Sen. Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary."
The Hill reported Padilla's office did not immediately respond to questions, but Noem confirmed she would visit with him.
"When I leave here, I'll find him and visit and find out really what his concerns were. I think everybody in America would agree that that wasn't appropriate, that if you wanted to have a civil discussion, especially as a leader, a public official, that you would reach out and try to have a conversation," she said.
She continued, "For instance, I have left voicemails for Gov. Newsom wanting to have a conversation. Has he returned them? No, he hasn't."
The strident encounters have developed as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have conducted raids across Los Angeles as part of their work to deliver warrants and make arrests in a probe of criminal cartel activity, including money laundering.
However, activists supporting illegal alien criminals and their presence in the U.S. have responded with riots over the president's overall agenda to secure the border, deport illegal alien criminals, and more.
