Kristi Noem on Trump's Border Security: 2.5 Million Illegal Immigrants Removed

Border Security Under Trump Administration

• 🎯 The Biden administration is criticized for pulling DHS away from core missions and perpetuating open border policies that facilitated an invasion, bringing crime, violence, and drugs.
• 🔑 President Trump has restored border security, achieving the most secure border in American history with zero illegal aliens released into streets for seven months.
• 📈 Border crossings have decreased by over 93% year-over-year.

Deportation and Voluntary Departures

• ✈️ By the end of the year, 2.5 million illegal aliens are expected to have left the country under the Trump administration.
• 🤝 This includes over 600,000 who were detained and deported, and 1.9 million who left voluntarily through communication efforts, facilitated plane tickets, and $1,000 reimbursements.
• 💡 These efforts have deterred countless potential border crossings.

Counter-Terrorism and Law Enforcement Efforts

• 🛡️ DHS, founded after 9/11 to fight terrorism, is actively protecting the homeland under President Trump.
• 🚨 From January to November, ICE arrested and removed over 1,100 known or suspected terrorists from the terrorist watch list.
• ⚖️ President Trump has designated numerous cartels, gangs, and foreign terrorist organizations, providing more tools to combat them.

Combating Transnational Criminal Organizations

• 🤝 Homeland security task forces, co-led by Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi, are working with international partners to crack down on cartels and terrorists.
• 💊 Since late August, over 461 metric tons of drugs and millions of dollars in assets have been seized.
• 🚫 Fentanyl traffic across the southern border has decreased by 56%, indicating success in driving cartels out of business.