Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined federal authorities Tuesday morning for the first deportation raids in New York City under President Trump’s clampdown before lauding ICE for getting the “dirtbags off the streets” just days after she was sworn into office.
The newly-confirmed DHS secretary boasted about the successful early morning operation, and shared images of herself donning a protective ICE vest surrounded by heavily armed officers, in a series of posts on X.
“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 wrote on X just before 5 a.m.
Noem, 53, later shared footage of one of the first raids, saying it showed “a criminal alien with kidnapping, assault & burglary charges” and thanked US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers for putting the criminal away.
“Dirtbags like this will continue to be removed from our streets,” she added.
Noem shared several images of heavily equipped and armed officers in a post thanking DHS, ICE, the Secret Service, the US Drug Enforcement Administration, US Marshals and the NYPD Special Operations unit for their role.
