In a particularly shocking moment on Thursday, California Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed, restrained, and handcuffed during a press conference being held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem when he attempted to question her on the Trump administration’s response to the unrest in Los Angeles.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledges to 'liberate' Los Angeles, leading to a dramatic scene as a Democratic Senator is ejected from a press conference. The city faces protests against federal immigration raids,

Mayor Bass announced a curfew for downtown Los Angeles following four nights of sporadically chaotic protests. Also, ICE has expanded into rural communities following days of coordinated raids in urban areas of Los Angeles County.

A curfew was ordered for parts of downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday night, after police made more than 114 arrests Monday for looting and vandalism at dozens of businesses, amid ongoing protests over ICE raids.

LOS ANGELES — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to "liberate" Los Angeles on Thursday at a press conference that was dramatically interrupted when federal agents dragged a Democratic senator out of the room, forced him to the ground and handcuffed him.

Owners in Little Tokyo and beyond say they’re losing businesses and closing early after days of unrest prompted a nighttime curfew in downtown.

The California-based First Amendment Coalition, the Freedom of the Press Foundation and the LA Press Club sent a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

The second night of a curfew took place in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, as local law enforcement backed by several thousand members of the National Guard worked to manage crowds and prevent vandalism.

The Chinese consulate in Los Angeles warned its citizens to remain alert amid the riots in the Californian city and to stay away from large gatherings. LA protests against immigration enforcement over the weekend descended into rioting and looting. U.S. President Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 National Guard troops to quell the violence.

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch has released a statement regarding his remarks Tuesday on Sean Sullivan’s “Midday Mobile” program on FMTalk1065.

Protests against the Trump administration’s immigration raids continued in Los Angeles on June 11, as a curfew kicked in for the second night.