"I'm increasingly concerned with the growing cases of people in the United States who have fled oppressive regimes and are being detained and held for possible deportation."

In her latest appearance, Noem pledged to continue moving forward with Trump's immigration raids despite the waves of unrest they are causing in different parts of the country.

The unprecedented act of disrespecting and roughing up a U.S. senator occurred at the Westwood federal building during a Noem news conference Thursday. Padilla, a Democrat, was standing behind reporters when the secretary said federal agents would continue to conduct immigration raids in Los Angeles indefinitely.

Department Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday promised an ongoing federal presence in Los Angeles and Southern California as immigration enforcement efforts continue.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged Thursday to carry on with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown despite waves of unrest across the U.S.Hours later a judge directed the president to return control to California over National Guard troops he deployed after protests erupted over the immigration crackdown,