Senator Alex Padilla of California on Thursday was forcibly removed and handcuffed after interrupting a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, in a startling episode that deepened partisan tensions over the Trump Administration’s expanded immigration enforcement efforts in Los Angeles.

The office of California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla said on Thursday he was forced to the ground and handcuffed after being removed from a Department of Homeland Security press conference with Secretary Kristi Noem about ongoing protests in California.

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference on Thursday. At least two men approached Padilla after he said, “You insist on exaggerating” while Noem was speaking,