Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) issued a warning Tuesday that the United States had entered “uncharted territory” after he was handcuffed and forcibly removed from a homeland security press conference last week in Los Angeles.

"If this administration is this afraid of just one senator... imagine what the voices of tens of millions of Americans peacefully protesting can do."

The senior U.S. senator from California also slammed the Trump administration for scapegoating immigrants because of President Trump's "bad week."

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