Sen. Alex Padilla delivered a speech on the Senate floor, almost a week after being forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's​ news conference in Los Angeles.

In emotional remarks on Tuesday, the California Democrat recounted the altercation, in which security forced him out of the room and onto the ground.

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) delivered a speech on the Senate floor today recounting his removal from a DHS press briefing with Secretary Kristi Noem last week. "Donald Trump is continuing to test the boundaries of his power,

California Sen. Alex Padilla said Americans have a right to protest policies they disagree with in describing his tussle with federal law enforcement

Alex Padilla (D-CA) recounted the incident last week when he was ejected from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s press conference, with members of her detail forcing him to the ground and handcuffing him.

The California Democrat returned to the Senate floor Tuesday to warn that the Trump administrations response to immigration protests in Los Angeles should "shock the conscience of our country."

Alex Padilla methodically and dramatically described to U.S. Senate colleagues and the nation Tuesday how he came to be handcuffed and forcibly removed from a homeland security press conference. Speaking as "the proud son of immigrants from Mexico,

Sen. Alex Padilla described Trump as a “tyrant” surrounded by “yes-men and underqualified attack dogs,” warning that he is pushing the limits of his authority.

Sen. Alex Padilla talks about being handcuffed and detained for asking Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem a question during a press conference.