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.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem addressed the civil unrest in L.A. after widespread Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids swept through the city.

Stephen Miller and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem are two of the loudest voices in the room encouraging Donald Trump to militarize Los Angeles, a presidential aide has disclosed. Both urged the president to federalize and deploy California Army National Guard troops and send U.

A leaked letter from the DHS secretary shows her asking to have the military arrest demonstrators in Los Angeles.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem did not hold back as she accused Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum of inciting the violent protests that are gripping Los Angeles. The post Trump’s DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Accuses Mexico’s President of Inciting LA Protests From Oval Office: ‘I Condemn Her’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Kristi Noem, once a vocal defender of states' rights against federal use of the National Guard, now supports Trump's deployment of troops in California.