Kristi Noem

Trump says federal government won’t get involved in protests in Democratic-led cities ‘until they ask us for help’

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Trump says federal government won’t get involved in protests in Democratic-led cities ‘until they ask us for help’

President Donald Trump said he instructed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem not to intervene in protests or unrest in Democratic-led cities unless local officials formally request help, amid criticism of heavy-handed immigration enforcement tactics used by the feds. “I have instructed the Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, that under no circumstances will we participate … Read more

US Court of Appeals says Noem’s decision to end protections for Venezuelans in US was illegal

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US Court of Appeals says Noem’s decision to end protections for Venezuelans in US was illegal

A federal appeals court ruled late Wednesday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections that allowed hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela to live and work in the United States. A three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that found Homeland Security … Read more

Republicans hit back at Trump by calling them ‘losers’ with zinger that makes them qualified to be secretary of the Interior

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Republicans hit back at Trump by calling them ‘losers’ with zinger that makes them qualified to be secretary of the Interior

The two Republican senators who President Donald Trump considered “losers” for saying that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem needed to step down have hit back at the president. “I’m kind of excited to be called a ‘loser,’” said Senator Thom Tillis The Independentt. “Apparently that qualifies me to be DHS secretary AND senior adviser to … Read more

Trump ‘will lose the midterms because of Stephen Miller’

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Trump ‘will lose the midterms because of Stephen Miller’

Florida state Senator Ileana Garcia (R), co-founder of Latinas for Trump, challenged President Trump’s immigration crackdown, warning that he “will lose the midterms” because of White House adviser Stephen Miller. “I think he’s going to lose the midterms because of Stephen Miller,” Garcia told The New York Times in an interview published Tuesday. Although Garcia … Read more

AOC’s Kristi Noem’s Damning Takedown Goes Viral: ‘How Rich He Is…’

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AOC’s Kristi Noem’s Damning Takedown Goes Viral: ‘How Rich He Is…’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (DN.Y.) over the weekend accused Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem of applying a stark double standard in her comments made after the killing of Alex Pretti by a federal agent during an anti-ICE protest in Minneapolis, the second such death in the city this month. In one part of an interview with … Read more

‘Is It Protocol To Use Deadly Force’ if Alex Pretti ‘Has Been Dismantled?’

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‘Is It Protocol To Use Deadly Force’ if Alex Pretti ‘Has Been Dismantled?’

Fox News’s Peter Doocy interview the Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem Sunday from FEMA’s National Response Coordination Center amid the massive winter storm sweeping the country, and the shooting death of a protester Alex Pretty in Minneapolis. After Pretti was shot and killed by border patrol officers on Saturday, Noem claimed without evidence that … Read more

Here’s How GOP Leaders Are Reacting To Alex Pretti’s Shooting

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Here’s How GOP Leaders Are Reacting To Alex Pretti’s Shooting

Aaron Schwatz/AP Images of the CIAs A number of congressional Republicans are demanding answers after the shooting of a 37-year-old man Alex Pretty by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis on Saturday, even as they reflexively support the Trump administration The Trump administration came out reeling after the news broke that Pretti had succumbed to … Read more

Judge refuses to block new DHS policy limiting members of Congress’ access to ICE facilities

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Judge refuses to block new DHS policy limiting members of Congress’ access to ICE facilities

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge refused Monday to temporarily block the Trump administration from enforcing a new policy that requires a week’s notice before members of Congress can visit immigration detention facilities. US District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington, DC, concluded that the Department of Homeland Security did not violate a previous court order … Read more

ICE officer who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis served decades in the military and law enforcement

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ICE officer who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis served decades in the military and law enforcement

The federal agent who shot and killed a driver in Minneapolis is an Iraq War veteran who served nearly two decades in the Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to records obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. Jonathan Ross, who shot and killed Renee Good on Wednesday, has served as a deportation … Read more

Coast Guard removes references to ‘potentially divisive’ swastikas and nooses

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Coast Guard removes references to ‘potentially divisive’ swastikas and nooses

References in a US Coast Guard policy calling hate symbols “potentially divisive” were removed Thursday, and a US senator said she was lifting the hold she had placed on a nomination for the service’s top job. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whose agency oversees the Coast Guard, said on social media that the latest changes … Read more