Kristi Noem spent Tuesday far away from the governor’s mansion in North Dakota.
Since her confirmation as head of the Department of Homeland Security, she has been focused on federal issues, such as helping to carry out the Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown.
The former governor proved she wasn’t afraid to get her hands dirty when she posted a series of social media videos of herself alongside Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents making arrests in New York City.
According to Breitbart:
Noem spoke to a gathering of ICE, Secret Service, U.S. Marshals Service, and NYPD Special Ops agents and officers during an operational briefing on Tuesday morning in New York City. In a video posted on X this morning, Noem said the team is “getting the dirtbags off the streets.”
During the briefing, the DHS secretary, wearing bulletproof tactical gear, thanked “the brave officers involved.”
In a social media post just after 5:00 a.m., Noem shared video footage of officers walking an individual to a parked car. The video shows the arrest of a migrant with criminal charges.
Here’s how Noem chronicled the experience on X:
We are doing this right – doing exactly what President @realDonaldTrump promised the American people – making our streets safe.
Live this AM from NYC. I’m on it. pic.twitter.com/YrDqWupsPJ
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) January 28, 2025
Just now.
Enforcement operation in NYC. Criminal alien with kidnapping, assault & burglary charges is now in custody – thanks to @ICE.
Dirtbags like this will continue to be removed from our streets. pic.twitter.com/fRpJBdmqSl
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) January 28, 2025
Arresting some criminal aliens this morning in NYC – thank you to the brave officers involved. @DHSgov @ICEgov @SecretService @DEAHQ @USMarshalsHQ @NYPDSpecialops pic.twitter.com/uaRxFCvh5h
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) January 28, 2025
7 AM in NYC. Getting the dirt bags off the streets. pic.twitter.com/AlDD819K89
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) January 28, 2025
Noem laid out a clear immigration agenda during her Senate confirmation hearing earlier this month, as AP News reported:
She committed to ending CBP One, a phone app the Democratic Biden administration has used to process asylum-seekers’ entry into the country. She also pledged to scale back the use of humanitarian parole, curtail the use of temporary immigration relief for migrants from countries experiencing unrest, and reinstate a Trump-era policy of requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court.
Noem said she would prioritize deporting migrants with criminal records once in office, then turn to those who have received final deportation orders.
The immigration and border-related agencies Noem would oversee include U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Citizenship and Immigration Services. Beyond those agencies, the department is also responsible for securing airline transportation, protecting dignitaries, responding to natural disasters and more.
Here’s some more coverage of her participation in the New York City immigration raid:
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