Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem joined the federal authorities throughout the first deportation operations in New York Metropolis on Tuesday morning.
The lately appointed DHS secretary celebrated the profitable pre-dawn operation by way of a number of posts on X, displaying images of herself carrying an ICE protecting vest whereas surrounded by armed enforcement officers.
“We’re doing this proper — doing precisely what President @realDonaldTrump promised the American individuals — making our streets secure. Reside this AM from NYC. I am on it,” Noem posted on X shortly earlier than 5 am.
“Dirtbags like it will proceed to be faraway from our streets,” she added.
Noem, aged 53, subsequently launched video footage from one of many preliminary operations, highlighting “a felony alien with kidnapping, assault & housebreaking costs” while expressing gratitude to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers for apprehending the suspect.
In her posts, Noem included a number of images of well-equipped armed officers while acknowledging the contributions of DHS, ICE, the Secret Service, the US Drug Enforcement Administration, US Marshals and the NYPD Particular Operations unit.