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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem traveled to New York City to join an immigration enforcement raid on Tuesday.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials detained numerous migrant criminal suspects in the sanctuary city operation.
“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,” Noem said in a post to X.
“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,” she added alongside a video in another post.
In photos shared in a third post on Tuesday morning, Noem wrote, “Arresting some criminal aliens this morning in NYC – thank you to the brave officers involved.”
The operation comes shortly after Noem was confirmed by the Senate on Saturday to lead the DHS. She previously served as the governor of South Dakota.
“The Trump Administration will once-again empower our brave men and women in law enforcement to do their jobs and remove criminal aliens and illegal gangs from our country,” she said in a statement on Saturday. “We will fully equip our intelligence and law enforcement to detect and prevent terror threats and will deliver rapid assistance and disaster relief to Americans in crisis.”
She was nominated by Trump in November to serve in the role to help make America safe again.
She wrote, “I am honored and humbled that President Donald J. Trump has selected me to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. I look forward to working with Border Czar Tom Homan to make America SAFE again.”
“With Donald Trump, we will secure the border and restore safety to American communities so families will again have the opportunity to pursue the American Dream,” she added.
President Trump posted his appointment to Truth Social, stating, “Kristi has been very strong on Border Security. She was the first Governor to send National Guard Soldiers to help Texas fight the Biden Border Crisis, and they were sent a total of eight times.”