(Reuters) -The office of California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla said on Thursday he was forced to the ground and handcuffed after being removed from a Department of Homeland Security press conference with Secretary Kristi Noem about ongoing protests in California.
Padilla is currently not detained, according a statement from his office.
(Reporting by Rami Ayyub and Jasper Ward; Editing by Caitlin Webber)
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