Tag Archives: Kristi Noem

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from revoking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan and Haitian immigrants, ruling that the move was “unlawful” and based on false rationales. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen, an Obama appointee, found that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s …

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that the Trump administration will expand Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in major cities, including Chicago, escalating tensions with Democratic leaders who have vowed to resist federal intervention. Appearing on CBS News’ Face the Nation, Noem confirmed that ICE operations already underway …

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that the U.S. will paint the entire border wall along the southern border black, saying the move will make the steel structure hotter under the desert sun and harder to climb. Speaking during a visit to a stretch of the wall in New …

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that President Donald Trump no longer intends to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency, but rather “remake” it into a more flexible and efficient agency—especially in light of the administration’s response to the devastating Texas floods, which have claimed at least 129 lives …

In a major shift for air travelers, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that passengers will no longer be required to remove their shoes at TSA security checkpoints in U.S. airports — ending a two-decade-old policy introduced in the aftermath of 9/11. Speaking from Reagan National Airport, Noem said …

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was rushed to a Washington, D.C. hospital by ambulance Tuesday after suffering an allergic reaction, according to the Department of Homeland Security. “Secretary Noem had an allergic reaction today. She was transported to the hospital out of an abundance of caution. She is alert and …

In a stunning and chaotic scene that is igniting outrage in Washington, U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla of California was forcibly removed and handcuffed during a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference led by Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles on Thursday. Padilla, the first Latino senator from California and …

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed an executive order that prohibits transgender athletes from playing in women’s sports. “Only girls should play girls’ sports,” Gov. Noem tweeted. “Given the legislature’s failure to accept my proposed revisions to HB 1217, I am immediately signing two executive orders to address this issue: …

South Dakota House lawmakers on Tuesday began impeachment proceedings against the state’s attorney general, who is facing misdemeanor charges for striking and killing a man with his car and is already under pressure to resign. Republican lawmakers introduced a resolution in the House to impeach the state’s top law enforcement …

Donald Trump will be making his first post-presidential appearance at a conservative gathering in Florida next weekend. Ian Walters, spokesman for the American Conservative Union, confirmed that Trump will be speaking at the group’s annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 28. Trump is expected to use the speech to …