Democratic U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla on Thursday was forcefully removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference in Los Angeles and handcuffed by officers as he tried to speak up about immigration raids that have led to protests in California and around the country.

Fallout continues after days of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and protests across the Los Angeles area.

Padilla says that claims that he didn’t introduce himself as a senator are lies as he was not only wearing a polo shirt emblazoned with the words “United States Senate” but that both the FBI and nati...