Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem joined an immigration enforcement operation in New York Metropolis on Tuesday.
Noem posted a short video of an arrest to her social media account.
The secretary is witnessing each legal and civil enforcement operations, in accordance with sources conversant in the actions in New York.
Newly sworn in Secretary of Homeland Safety Kristi Noem rides alongside on an immigration enforcement operation in New York Metropolis, Jan. 28, 2025.
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Newly sworn in Secretary of Homeland Safety Kristi Noem rides alongside on an immigration enforcement operation in New York Metropolis, Jan. 28, 2025.
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The legal case entails a member of a Venezuelan gang that took over an residence complicated in Aurora, Colorado, the sources stated. One alleged gang member was arrested within the Bronx.
The New York division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration stated it was working with companions on the Justice Division and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to help the Division of Homeland Safety with enforcement efforts.
Newly sworn in Secretary of Homeland Safety Kristi Noem rides alongside on an immigration enforcement operation in New York Metropolis, Jan. 28, 2025.
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Noem’s look for the operations got here simply days after she was confirmed by the Senate.
Noem, the previous governor of South Dakota, can be charged with overseeing Trump’s immigration crackdown together with “border czar” Tom Homan.
“The Trump Administration will once-again empower our courageous women and men in legislation enforcement to do their jobs and take away legal aliens and unlawful gangs from our nation,” she stated in a press release after her affirmation. “We are going to absolutely equip our intelligence and legislation enforcement to detect and forestall terror threats and can ship speedy help and catastrophe reduction to Individuals in disaster.”