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

Sen Adam Schiff (D-CA) argued Sunday that his fellow California senator was in the right to interrupt a recent press conference for the Department of Homeland Security, calling it “atrocious” how he was escorted out of the meeting.

Protests over President Trump's immigration enforcement raids and his mobilization of the Marines and National Guard in Los Angeles have spread to other major U.S. cities.