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

Padilla was suddenly removed by multiple men when he tried asking a question at Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles.

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed and tackled by federal agents during a Department of Homeland Security press conference, sparking bipartisan condemnation and calls for a full investigation into the actions of the officers who manhandled a sitting U.

Alex Padilla was attempting to ask a question at a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about immigration raids in Los Angeles.

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) called for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem to resign after Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was forcibly removed and later handcuffed Thursday

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) worries about what will happen to people who question the Trump administration, who aren’t senators, and when the cameras are off. His comments came just days after he was forcibly removed from a room for shouting and disrupting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem‘s press conference.