Judge's ruling on National Guard temporarily blocked, ICE activity continues throughout SoCal

Sen. Alex Padilla of California was forcibly removed from a press conference with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a federal building in Los Angeles Thursday morning.

While Noem was speaking, Padilla apparently tried to interrupt the press conference.

He took a few steps toward the podium when officers grabbed him and forcibly shoved him out of the room, as seen in video. He can be heard shouting "hands off" as he was removed.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem spoke at a press conference on Thursday morning, but her remarks were interrupted when it appeared California Senator Alex Padilla was kicked out.

Padilla was detained by the Secret Service with the assistance of FBI uniformed police, senior law enforcement sources told ABC News. He was detained, but not arrested, according to those sources.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom reacted to the incident in a post on X, calling it "outrageous, dictatorial, and shameful."

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass also posted and said Padilla's removal was "absolutely abhorrent."

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is in Los Angeles held a press conference Thursday to deliver remarks following days of anti-ICE protests across the region.

You can watch it live here starting at 11 a.m.

National Guard troops sent to the Los Angeles area in response to anti-ICE protests are staging at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, AIR7 video shows.

On Thursday morning, AIR7 flew over rows of tents set up on the grass at the base.

National Guard troops sent to Los Angeles in response to anti-ICE protests are staging at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos.

California Governor Gavin Newsom and State Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit this week, saying President Trump overstepped his authority when he federalized the California National Guard and deployed U.S. Marines.

Trump has deployed 4,100 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to L.A.following days of protests in small pockets of Los Angeles and Orange County.

In addition to the California National Guard soldiers on duty and stationed in Los Alamitos, another 700 Marines are staging at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach.

Both will be performing the same operations after completing two days of training on civil unrest training and how to control crowds.

National Guard troops were seen in a residential area of East Los Angeles during an apparent FBI raid Thursday morning.

AIR7 was over the scene around 6:30 a.m. as the guardsmen blocked off several streets in the area.

National Guard troops were seen in a residential area of East Los Angeles during an apparent FBI raid Thursday morning.

At least two people were seen being detained, but they were later released.

Additional details about the nature of the operation were not available. No ICE agents were visible.