Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has cut over $30 million in &#8220;frivolous and unnecessary” government grants and contracts in the last three weeks, the Department of Homeland Security told The Daily Wire. 
The department said that it had cut a total of $31,692,166 in spending between August 22 and September 12. The savings were from de-obligated grants and contracts targeted as part of President Donald Trump&#8217;s efforts to cut down on government waste, the department told The Daily Wire.
“In just three weeks, Secretary Noem has saved the taxpayer more than $30 million. That’s more than $1 million per DAY,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, it is no longer open season on the American taxpayer at DHS. The Trump administration is draining the swamp, restoring accountability to the federal government, and putting hardworking Americans FIRST again.”
Under the Trump administration, all department contracts worth over $100,000 have to be approved by Noem.
In total, the Department of Homeland Security said it has saved over $12 billion during Noem’s tenure. In total, that equals out to saving about $50 million per day during the Trump administration.
Homeland Security also said that it was providing savings to American taxpayers by deporting illegal aliens.
“These savings figures don’t even include the additional savings from DHS’s immigration enforcement efforts since President Trump resumed office,” the department said.
According to an estimate from the Federation for American Immigration Reform, the net cost of illegal immigration on American citizens is around $150 billion per year. These costs include schooling, health care, and food assistance for illegal aliens.
“Taxes paid by illegal aliens only cover around 17.2 percent of the costs they create for American citizens, bringing the net cost to $150.7 billion a year. For every dollar in taxes paid by illegal aliens, they and their dependents consume six dollars in benefits and services,” the organization <a href="https://www.fairus.org/new-fair-report-annual-costs-illegal-immigration-soars-1507-billion-year">found</a>.
The Trump administration is looking to use new funds allocated by the Big, Beautiful Bill to help increase deportations.

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CBS News announced on Friday that it is changing its policy on interviews with top government officials on “Face the Nation” after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cbs-news-shamefully-edited-interview-to-whitewash-kilmar-abrego-garcias-background-noem-says">blasted</a> the network for “shamefully” editing comments she made on last Sunday’s show.
CBS News initially defended its edits to the Noem interview, arguing that it “met all CBS News standards” and adding that the full interview and transcript were available online. On Friday, however, CBS News backtracked, saying that based on “audience feedback over the past week,” the network will “implement a new policy for greater transparency in our interviews,” The Hill <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5488422-cbs-face-the-nation-changes-kristi-noem-dhs/">reported</a>.
“FACE THE NATION will now only broadcast live or live-to-tape interviews (subject to national security or legal restrictions),” CBS News said. “This extra measure means the television audience will see the full, unedited interview on CBS and we will continue our practice of posting full transcripts and the unedited video online.”
The network got into hot water after its edits to the Noem interview cut the Homeland Security secretary’s response short by 30 seconds when she was discussing the allegations against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal alien at the center of a high-profile U.S. immigration case, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cbs-news-shamefully-edited-interview-to-whitewash-kilmar-abrego-garcias-background-noem-says">reported</a>. The part of Noem’s comments that CBS News cut out of the version that it aired on “Face The Nation” included Noem saying that Abrego Garcia “was a known human smuggler, an MS-13 gang member, an individual who was a wife beater, and someone who was so perverted that he solicited nude photos from minors.”
Abrego Garcia has denied all of those charges as he fights against the Trump administration’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kilmar-abrego-garcias-journey-from-maryland-man-to-uganda-man-a-current-timeline?author=Nathan+Gay&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Kilmar+Abrego+Garcia%E2%80%99s+Journey+From+Maryland+Man+To+Uganda+Man%3A+The+Definitive+Timeline">plans</a> to deport him to Uganda.
“This morning, I joined CBS to report the facts about Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Instead, CBS shamefully edited the interview to whitewash the truth about this MS-13 gang member and the threat he poses to American public safety,” Noem posted to X on Sunday after the interview was aired. “Watch for the part of my interview that @CBS tried to cover up.”
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This morning, I joined CBS to report the facts about Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Instead, CBS shamefully edited the interview to whitewash the truth about this MS-13 gang member and the threat he poses to American public safety.
Watch for the part of my interview that <a href="https://twitter.com/CBS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CBS</a> tried to… <a href="https://t.co/28fsGZug48">pic.twitter.com/28fsGZug48</a>
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The move by CBS News to change its interview format comes shortly after President Donald Trump secured a major victory over the network, as CBS agreed to settle a lawsuit with the president for $18 million over another editing scandal. Trump sued CBS after the network edited a “60 Minutes” interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris to make one of her answers sound more favorable than it was.

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CBS News edited an interview with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to “whitewash” the criminal background of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, according to Noem.
Noem appeared on CBS’s “Face The Nation” on Sunday and defended the Trump administration’s efforts to deport Abrego Garcia, who is currently challenging his planned removal to Uganda.
The Homeland Security Secretary said that Abrego Garcia, who is in the United States illegally, committed crimes against children and his wife, but when her interview aired on CBS News, the network had cut out the part in which Noem had talked specifically about the accusations that Abrego Garcia is facing.
“And the one thing that we will continue to do is to make sure that he doesn&#8217;t walk free in the United States of America,” Noem said in a clip that aired on Face The Nation.
The edit cut short Noem’s response, which continued on for nearly 30 more seconds.
“This individual was a known human smuggler, a MS-13 gang member, an individual who was a wife beater, and someone who was so perverted that he solicited nude photos from minors,” Noem had continued in a clip that never made it to air, but that Noem later posted on social media.
“Even his fellow human traffickers told him to knock it off he was so sick in what he was doing and how he was treating small children,” said Noem. “He needs to never be in the United States of America, and our administration is making sure we’re doing all that we can to bring him to justice.”
Noem said that the network “shamefully edited” her interview to “whitewash” Abrego Garcia.
“This morning, I joined CBS to report the facts about Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Instead, CBS shamefully edited the interview to whitewash the truth about this MS-13 gang member and the threat he poses to American public safety,” she wrote in a post on X.
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This morning, I joined CBS to report the facts about Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Instead, CBS shamefully edited the interview to whitewash the truth about this MS-13 gang member and the threat he poses to American public safety.
Watch for the part of my interview that <a href="https://twitter.com/CBS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CBS</a> tried to… <a href="https://t.co/28fsGZug48">pic.twitter.com/28fsGZug48</a>
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sec_Noem/status/1962256536475926676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 31, 2025</a></blockquote>
The Department of Homeland Security moved earlier this month to deport Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national, to Uganda after a court order prevented his deportation back to his home country.
Last week, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, an Obama appointee, put the deportation on hold until Xinis can hold an evidentiary hearing on a lawsuit Abrego Garcia filed challenging his deportation to Uganda. Xinis had previously ordered the Trump administration to “take all available steps to facilitate the return” of Abrego Garcia to the United States after he was sent to El Salvador.

CBS News ‘Shamefully Edited’ Interview To ‘Whitewash’ Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Background, Noem Says

WASHINGTON — The United States Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have executed arrests of 5,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles since June, The Daily Wire can first report. And Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has a message for criminal illegals in the United States: &#8220;This is just the beginning.&#8221;
The 5,000th arrest in Los Angeles is an individual named Gustavo Garcia-Miranda, a criminal illegal alien and convicted drug trafficker from Mexico, a DHS official told The Daily Wire, sharing that Garcia-Miranda illegally entered the United States in 2008 and was arrested by Border Patrol for illegal re-entry.
&#8220;That’s 5,000 criminal illegal aliens, gang members, child predators, and murderers taken off our streets,&#8221; Noem told The Daily Wire. &#8220;Precious lives saved. Families protected. American taxpayers spared the cost of their crimes AND the burden of their benefits.&#8221;
<div id="attachment_965603" style="width: 442px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/milestone-dhs-arrests-5000th-illegal-alien-in-los-angeles-and-noem-promises-more/image001-5" rel="attachment wp-att-965603"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-965603" class="wp-image-965603 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/08/image001-432x576.jpg" alt="Gustavo Garcia-Miranda. Photo courtesy of DHS." width="432" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/08/image001-432x576.jpg 432w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/08/image001-225x300.jpg 225w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/08/image001.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px" /></a>Gustavo Garcia-Miranda. Photo courtesy of DHS.</div>
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&#8220;THANK YOU to our brave law enforcement officers,&#8221; the Homeland Security Secretary emphasized. &#8220;Make no mistake: if you are here illegally, we will find you, arrest you, and send you back. This is just the beginning.&#8221;
The arrests come in spite of pushback from lawmakers and California politicians who embrace sanctuary city policies, as well as the disruption of rioters in California, who began violently protesting federal agents following increased apprehension rates by ICE agents in Los Angeles in early June.
Video footage of the rioting showed individuals throwing bricks and Molotov cocktails at armored vehicles, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pentagon-announces-withdrawal-of-thousands-of-troops-from-los-angeles?author=Sam+Korkus&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Pentagon+Announces+Withdrawal+Of+Thousands+Of+Troops+From+Los+Angeles">prompting President Donald Trump</a> to federalize 4,000 members of the California National Guard within days, arguing that the government needed to restore order to the city, and an additional 700 Marines to support local law enforcement.
DHS emphasizes that despite these challenges, ICE and Border Patrol continued to push forward and deliver on the president&#8217;s promise to free American communities from illegal alien crime.
&#8220;Secretary Noem has been clear: LA rioters would not stop DHS or slow us down,&#8221; the agency said in a press release. &#8220;Our law enforcement will continue to enforce the law. And anyone who lays a hand on a law enforcement officer, will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.&#8221; 
<div id="attachment_965623" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/milestone-dhs-arrests-5000th-illegal-alien-in-los-angeles-and-noem-promises-more/us-politics-immigration-15" rel="attachment wp-att-965623"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-965623" class="wp-image-965623 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/08/GettyImages-2218864192-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/08/GettyImages-2218864192-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/08/GettyImages-2218864192-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/08/GettyImages-2218864192-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/08/GettyImages-2218864192.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /></a>A protester waves a combination Mexican-US flag in front of police in riot gear during a protest in response to federal immigration operations in the Little Tokyo neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles, on June 9, 2025. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)</div>
On Friday, a judge <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/obama-judge-blocks-trump-from-defunding-sanctuary-cities">appointed by former President Barack Obama</a> ruled that Trump cannot cut federal funding from sanctuary cities around the country — cities that consider themselves “sanctuaries” for illegal immigrants. That includes Los Angeles, which Trump&#8217;s DOJ sued in June, arguing that the city&#8217;s policies that bar Los Angeles resources from being used in immigration enforcement operations.
The president has argued vehemently against sanctuary cities, saying in April: “No more Sanctuary Cities! They protect the Criminals, not the Victims. They are disgracing our Country, and are being mocked all over the World. Working on papers to withhold all Federal Funding for any City or State that allows these Death Traps to exist!!!”
The DHS announcement also comes as the president&#8217;s federal enforcement operation in Washington, D.C., has announced dozens of arrests of illegal immigrants every night since August 7, when Trump&#8217;s crime enforcement began. On Monday night, for example, federal authorities <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/in-less-than-a-month-trumps-federal-d-c-force-makes-more-than-1k-arrests?author=Mary+Margaret+Olohan&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=In+Less+Than+A+Month%2C+Trump%E2%80%99s+Federal+D.C.+Force+Makes+More+Than+1K+Arrests">made a total of 87 arrests</a>, 39 of whom were illegal aliens with prior arrests for DUI, simple assault, second degree assault, sexual solicitation, felony robbery, contempt of court, and more.
One Mexican illegal alien arrested in D.C. on Monday night had a prior arrest for child rape and three prior immigration encounters. Another illegal alien arrested on Monday evening was a member of Tren de Aragua.

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador charged with human smuggling, in Maryland on Monday morning. He is being processed for deportation.
The arrest came after Abrego Garcia checked in at the ICE office in Baltimore on Monday, just days after he was released from federal prison in Tennessee. Before turning himself in, Abrego Garcia and about 150 supporters rallied in solidarity outside the ICE facility and protested the Trump administration&#8217;s handling of the case.
Abrego Garcia, 30, faces federal charges of conspiracy to transport aliens and unlawful transportation of illegal aliens. Those charges came after he was deported to El Salvador against judicial protection orders. The Trump administration has accused him of being a member of the MS-13 gang. 
&#8220;Today, ICE law enforcement arrested Kilmar Abrego Garcia and are processing him for deportation,&#8221; Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem <a href="https://x.com/Sec_Noem/status/1959957649673396259">announced</a> on X. &#8220;President Trump is not going to allow this illegal alien, who is an MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child predator to terrorize American citizens any longer.&#8221;
He had been held in federal prison for months as he awaited trial for human smuggling charges before a judge allowed his release on Friday.
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“I want you to remember this. Remember that I am free and I was able to be reunited with my family,” Abrego Garcia told supporters in Spanish, according to a translator.
He also lashed out at the Trump administration. 
“To all the families who have been separated or to all the families who have been threatened with family separation, this administration has hit us hard. But I want to tell you guys something: God is with us and God will never leave us. God will bring justice to all of the injustice that we are suffering,” he said, according to the translator. 
As he entered the ICE facility, the crowd chanted, “We are all Kilmar.” 
Abrego Garcia’s lawyers <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-seeking-to-deport-maryland-man-abrego-garcia-to-uganda-report">said</a> that they were informed on Friday by the Justice Department that he would be deported to Uganda if he does not plead guilty to human smuggling. If he took the plea deal, he would be deported to Costa Rica after serving time for the crime. 
For weeks, the Justice Department <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-why-the-trump-admin-says-it-would-be-dangerous-to-release-kilmar-abrego-garcia?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Here’s+Why+The+Trump+Admin+Says+It+Would+Be+Dangerous+To+Release+Kilmar+Abrego+Garcia">fought against</a> releasing Abrego Garcia before his trial, pointing to his alleged history of violence toward his wife, sexual misconduct toward young girls, and participation in a human smuggling ring. They pointed to previous domestic violence complaints filed against him by his wife and testimony that he lied to law enforcement during a traffic stop in Tennessee during an alleged smuggling run. 
“A federal grand jury has charged Abrego Garcia with serious federal crimes … underscoring the clear danger this defendant presents to the community,” a Justice Department spokesman said over the weekend. “This defendant can plead guilty and accept responsibility or stand trial before a jury. Either way, we will hold Abrego Garcia accountable and protect the American people.”

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The Department of Homeland Security plans to paint the border wall black to make it harder for would-be illegal immigrants and others to scale.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Tuesday that, under President Donald Trump’s direction, the border wall would be slapped with a new coat of black paint, which will absorb more heat from the sun and make the wall more difficult to climb.
“Now, if you look at the structure that’s behind me, it&#8217;s tall, which makes it very, very difficult to climb, almost impossible. It also goes deep into the ground, which would make it very difficult, if not impossible, to dig under,” said Noem at a press briefing in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.
“We are also going to be painting it black. That is specifically at the request of the president who understands that in the hot temperatures down here, when something is painted black, it gets even warmer, and it will make it even harder for people to climb,” she continued.
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“We are going to be painting the entire southern border wall black to make sure that we encourage individuals to not come into our country illegally, to not break our federal laws, but that they will abide and come to our country the right way so that they can stay and have the opportunity to become United States citizens and pursue the American dream,” said Noem.
Homeland Security will also be retrofitting the wall with more cameras, sensors, and other technology to help monitor the area for potential illegal crossers and cartel members.
The secretary said that the upgrades to the wall are possible because of the surge of funding for immigration enforcement and border security included in the One Big, Beautiful Bill.
The plan enacts upgrades that Trump reportedly wanted made to the southern border wall during his first term in office. The president, at the time, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/trump-wants-his-border-barrier-to-be-painted-black-with-spikes-he-has-other-ideas-too/2019/05/16/b088c07e-7676-11e9-b3f5-5673edf2d127_story.html">wanted</a> the wall painted black to make it hotter to touch. He also reportedly had ideas of adding other obstacles for potential wall-jumpers, including spikes.

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Thursday that more than 1.6 million illegal aliens have self-deported in the last 200 days, arguing that President Donald Trump&#8217;s approach to manage illegal immigration was working.
Noem began with a post on X announcing the news and noting the positive impact that would have on the population in general.
&#8220;In less than 200 days, 1.6 MILLION illegal immigrants have left the United States population. This is massive. This means safer streets, taxpayer savings, pressure off of schools and hospital services and better job opportunities for Americans,&#8221; she said.
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In less than 200 days, 1.6 MILLION illegal immigrants have left the United States population. This is massive. This means safer streets, taxpayer savings, pressure off of schools and hospital services and better job opportunities for Americans.
Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> Trump!
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sec_Noem/status/1956006589518737448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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She followed that with some details during an appearance Thursday on Fox News, saying that it was proof Trump&#8217;s policies were working to keep the American public safe.
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🚨 <a href="https://twitter.com/Sec_Noem?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Sec_Noem</a>: 1.6M illegal aliens have voluntarily left the United States.
&#8220;The world got the message. They&#8217;re leaving on their own, which is the best thing for American citizens.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/NmKYlSMWJX">https://t.co/NmKYlSMWJX</a> <a href="https://t.co/I1Hu6zt4m5">pic.twitter.com/I1Hu6zt4m5</a>
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&#8220;We have 1.6 [million] illegal immigrants that have left this country voluntarily,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And I think these numbers just show exactly the genius of Donald J. Trump, the brilliant mind that he has, that when he was elected in November, he knew he had to make America safe again, and he said, &#8216;Kristi, if you&#8217;re going to be my Homeland Security Secretary, we&#8217;re going to follow the law, you&#8217;re going to do commercials, you&#8217;re going to tell the world that no longer will we tolerate people being in our country illegally, and that they need to go home.'&#8221;
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Noem went on to say that even before he was elected, Trump had telegraphed his plan to make sure that there would be consequences if people continued to cross the border illegally.
&#8220;Overwhelmingly, the world got the message. They&#8217;re leaving on their own, which is the best thing for American citizens,&#8221; she said.

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Comedy Central had planned for South Park to take a hiatus this week, long before the animated show’s 27th season premiered. Which means viewers will have to wait another week to see how creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone choose to lampoon the Trump administration next.
South Park parodied Trump last month in its season 27 premiere, prompting many viewers to note that the show — which has poked fun at both Democrats and Republicans — never mocked President Joe Biden while he was in office, despite having plenty of opportunities to do so.
“The Left’s hypocrisy truly has no end – for years they have come after ‘South Park’ for what they labeled as ‘offense’ content, but suddenly they are praising the show,” White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said. “This show hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention.”
Unfortunately for the South Park team, the rest of the Trump administration seems to be getting a kick out of the parodies.
The show’s latest episode, “Got a Nut,” includes a parody of Trump and JD Vance. The millennial vice president was thrilled,
“Well, I’ve finally made it,” Vance said in response to one of the clips being posted to X.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem criticized the episode for focusing on mocking her appearance.
“It never ends, but it’s so lazy to constantly make fun of women for how they look,” she told Glenn Beck on his podcast the day after the episode aired. “It’s always the liberals and the extremists who do that. If they wanted to criticize my job, go ahead and do that, but clearly they can’t, they just pick something petty like that.”
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But Noem and her team also embraced the parody. The day before the episode aired, Homeland Security used the show to advertise its ICE recruitment currently underway.
“We want to thank ‘South Park’ for drawing attention to ICE law enforcement recruitment,” the agency said in a statement.” We are calling on patriotic Americans to help us remove murderers, gang members, pedophiles, and other violent criminals from our country.”
Later on, Noem tweeted out a screenshot of her South Park “appearance,” along with a link to the ICE recruitment website.
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<a href="https://t.co/SoBO0HH9Yc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://t.co/SoBO0HH9Yc</a> <a href="https://t.co/o8eY1V1ggp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/o8eY1V1ggp</a>
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sec_Noem/status/1953901524087669126?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">August 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
Perhaps disappointed in Noem’s response, earlier this week South Park shared an unaired scene from its latest episode, which portrayed Noem shooting up a pet store.
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Didn’t see this on TV?
Here’s the Paramount+ version of the end credits scene. <a href="https://t.co/QAvMgQfU9t" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/QAvMgQfU9t</a>
— South Park (@SouthPark) <a href="https://twitter.com/SouthPark/status/1955000014893355389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">August 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
The same episode depicted the character Eric Cartman impersonating Turning Point USA co-founder and CEO Charlie Kirk at a campus event. Cartman takes questions from the crowd as they discuss abortion.
“What makes you think you have the right to say what I do with my body?” a woman asks.
“Let me ask you something. If a pregnant woman is killed and the baby dies too, why is the killer charged with a double homicide?” Cartman replies.
“Well, but because people have different beliefs,” the woman responds.
“It’s not about belief. It’s about truth,” Cartman says. “Science confirms life begins at conception.”
Kirk <a href="https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1953290604365885923" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared the clip</a> on X and wrote, “Not bad, Cartman,” alongside crying laughing emojis. The TPUSA founder also changed his X profile picture to a screenshot of his South Park caricature.
The episode features school counselor Mr. Mackey being fired from his job and deciding to join Immigration and Customs Enforcement. After being hired by ICE immediately, Mackey watches a recruitment video where Noem shoots dogs, which is a reference to her once discussing killing an “untrainable” family pet.
Mackey later gets invited to Mar-a-Lago, where Trump offers to make him the “new face of Homeland Security.” Trump then brings Mackey into his bedroom and introduces him to Satan, who is reading a book in bed. Vance is also present and depicted as Trump’s short-statured servant.
The Season 27 premiere, “Sermon on the ‘Mount,” also depicted the president having a romantic relationship with Satan.

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The Trump administration launched a new recruitment campaign calling on Americans to become Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in a bid to capitalize on the new wave of funding that the law enforcement agency is set to receive as a result of the Big, Beautiful Bill.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) law enforcement agency launched a new <a href="https://join.ice.gov/">recruitment website</a> calling on Americans to join ICE in one of three capacities: as a deportation officer, criminal investigator, or general attorney.
The campaign comes just after the passage of the Big, Beautiful Bill, which will grant a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ice-will-soon-get-more-money-than-the-fbi-have-capacity-for-a-million-annual-deportations?author=Spencer+Lindquist&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=13&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=ICE+Will+Soon+Get+More+Money+Than+The+FBI%2C+Have+Capacity+For+A+Million+Annual+Deportations">massive influx of cash</a> to ICE, with just under $30 billion earmarked for hiring, training, and retaining agents.
“Your country is calling upon you to serve. Due to the prior administration&#8217;s disastrous immigration policies, the men and women of ICE now face unprecedented challenges,” the site says. “You are critically needed to secure our communities and uphold our laws.”
“The Trump Administration is fully committed to supporting the dedicated law enforcement professionals who secure our borders, shield our communities, and protect our national security and public safety,” the new website goes on to say. “This is a pivotal moment in our country&#8217;s history, and your experience and expertise are vitally needed.”
DHS unveiled graphics featuring President Donald Trump, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, acting Director of ICE Todd Lyons, and an ICE agent along with the text “defend the homeland” and “join ICE.”
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Your country is calling you to serve at <a href="https://twitter.com/ICEgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ICEgov</a>.
In the wake of the Biden administration’s failed immigration policies, your country needs dedicated men and women of ICE to get the worst of the worst criminals out of our country.
This is a defining moment in our nation’s… <a href="https://t.co/3MzFEeXHMF">pic.twitter.com/3MzFEeXHMF</a>
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sec_Noem/status/1950267707590324240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
The site also features a “frequently asked questions” portion, with answers to inquiries like “what characteristics is ICE looking for?” and “how dangerous is the work?”
Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin encouraged Americans to join ICE in a <a href="https://x.com/TriciaOhio/status/1950271327463514125">post on X</a>.
“Terrorists. Pedophiles. MS-13 Gang members. Murderers. Rapists. Drug traffickers. Human traffickers. We need YOU to get them out,” McLaughlin wrote in a post that featured an image of Uncle Sam and the text “America Needs You.”

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An illegal alien from Senegal attacked multiple ICE officers last week after he was detained in New York City, the Department of Homeland Security told The Daily Wire. 
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York on Thursday announced charges against Bass Ndiaye for allegedly assaulting ICE officers and about one dozen other detainees on July 18 with a pair of scissors. Ndiaye faces one count of assaulting an officer of the United States using a deadly or dangerous weapon. 
“This criminal illegal alien, who released into the country under President Biden, will face justice for his violent crimes,” Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told The Daily Wire. “Our ICE law enforcement are facing an 830% increase in assaults against them. Secretary [Kristi] Noem stands with the brave men and women of law enforcement as they risk their lives to remove criminal illegal aliens and protect Americans.”
Ndiaye was first arrested on July 17 in New York, where he was taken to the 26 Federal Plaza immigration center in Manhattan for processing. The stabbing incident occurred the next day and the ICE officers were able to disarm Ndiaye, the Department of Homeland Security said
Ndiaye illegally crossed the border on October 22, 2023, when he was arrested by Border Patrol. He was then released into the country by the Biden administration. He could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. 
In recent months, ICE officers and Border Patrol officials have faced increased attacks and hostility. 
Over the weekend, an off-duty Border Patrol officer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/suspect-in-shooting-of-border-patrol-officer-released-under-biden-dhs-says">was shot</a> during an attempted burglary in Manhattan. Both suspects are illegal aliens with extensive criminal histories. 
“These violent thugs have committed a smorgasbord of crimes and been arrested multiple times and yet New York continued to release them, ignore an ICE detainer and allow them to continue to prey on Americans and terrorize our streets,” McLaughlin said. “How many people have to die, how many lives have to be changed forever for Mayor [Eric] Adams and his sanctuary politician ilk to end these performative politics?”

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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Border Czar Tom Homan on Monday called for changes to sanctuary city policies following the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/suspect-in-shooting-of-border-patrol-officer-released-under-biden-dhs-says?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Suspect+In+Shooting+Of+Border+Patrol+Officer+Released+Under+Biden%2C+DHS+Says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shooting</a> of a Customs and Border Protection officer in New York City on Saturday.
Late Saturday evening, the 42-year-old officer and his friend were sitting in Fort Washington Park in Manhattan when two men approached them on a moped. One man walked up to the officer and shot him multiple times in the face and arm. The officer&#8217;s friend was uninjured. The officer shot back, injuring the perpetrator in the leg and groin area, causing him and his accomplice to drive off.
Noem and Homan condemned New York City&#8217;s sanctuary city policies during Monday&#8217;s press conference, saying they made this kind of crime possible by allowing criminals to remain in the country. Noem said she was &#8220;calling on every single mayor in a sanctuary city and sanctuary city governor to change their policies and to change their tactics right now.&#8221;
Homan confirmed her sentiment, <a href="https://x.com/FoxNews/status/1947296175129768370" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a> that &#8220;Sanctuary cities are sanctuaries for criminals.&#8221; Homan also reaffirmed the Trump administration&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-hits-los-angeles-with-lawsuit-after-violent-anti-ice-riots?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Admin+Hits+Los+Angeles+With+Lawsuit+After+Violent+Anti-ICE+Riots" target="_blank" rel="noopener">policy</a> to target sanctuary cities for illegal aliens, which has led to the arrest of thousands in cities like Los Angeles.
President Donald Trump wrote in a <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1947018535378501871" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> Sunday following the incident that &#8220;The Democrats have flooded our Nation with Criminal Invaders, and now, they must all be thrown out.&#8221;
&#8220;We should not be here today. The reason these two assailants are inside the United States today is because of failed border policies by the Biden administration,&#8221; CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/noem-visit-cbp-agent-shot-new-york-city-sanctuary-city-policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> at a press conference Monday.
Noem <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1947294261537374356" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that the officer and his friend &#8220;were attacked by two individuals that were set on robbing them and, thankfully, he had his service weapon with him and was able to defend himself and his friend.&#8221; She added that &#8220;His quick action speaks to his tenacity and his excellence in training.&#8221;
Noem and Homan recently visited the injured officer, who is in a stable condition.
The suspect, Miguel Francisco Mora Nunez, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was taken into custody after he limped into a New York City hospital with wounds similar to those inflicted by the officer late Saturday night. The second suspect, Christhian Aybar-Berroa — also a citizen of the Dominican Republic — was taken into custody Monday morning, Noem <a href="https://x.com/Sec_Noem/status/1947300919432905079" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a>.
Nunez&#8217;s criminal <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/07/21/second-criminal-illegal-alien-lengthy-rap-sheet-arrested-involvement-ambush-and" target="_blank" rel="noopener">record</a> lists grand larceny, assault, criminal contempt, and armed robbery with a firearm, all of which occurred between October 2023 and February 2025. Aybar-Berroa&#8217;s record includes reckless endangerment, grand larceny, and reckless driving.
Noem wrote in a post Monday that the second suspect, Aybar-Berroa, &#8220;entered the country illegally in 2022 under the Biden Administration and was ordered for final removed [sic] in 2023 by an immigration judge. He has a criminal record in New York City and detainers were IGNORED thanks to <a href="https://x.com/ericadamsfornyc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ericadamsfornyc</a> sanctuary city policies.&#8221;

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Trump Admin Denounces Sanctuary Cities After Shooting Of Border Patrol Officer

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is set to receive a massive influx of funding thanks to the passage of the One Big Beautiful Act, giving the agency a budget that exceeds every federal law enforcement agency, including the FBI.
“President Trump’s signing the One Big Beautiful Bill is a win for law and order and the safety and security of the American people,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/07/04/secretary-noem-commends-president-trump-and-one-big-beautiful-bill-signing-law">said</a>. “This $165 billion in funding will help the Department of Homeland Security and our brave law enforcement further deliver on President Trump’s mandate to arrest and deport criminal illegal aliens.”
That sum includes roughly $75 billion for ICE — additional funding on top of the agency&#8217;s baseline budget, which hovers around <a href="https://time.com/7299360/big-beautiful-bill-trump-ice-immigration/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">$10 billion</a> per year. That additional funding, which is earmarked for hiring agents, creating new detention space, and funding removal operations, translates to an annual funding of more than $25 billion per year through fiscal year 2029. The sum eclipses the $11.3 billion in <a href="https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches-and-testimony/a-review-of-the-president-s-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-federal-bureau-of-investigation">funding</a> requested by the FBI for fiscal year 2025.
The bill empowers ICE to drastically increase the number of agents on its payroll, putting it closer to its goal of 1 million deportations per year. The law enforcement agency currently has 20,000 agents and support personnel in 400 different offices across the country. With the new funding, another 10,000 could be hired, marking a drastic, 50% increase in agents and support personnel.
Just under <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/03/immigration-spending-increases-trump-big-beautiful-bill">$30 billion</a> has been earmarked for hiring, training, and agent retention, as well as for the modernization of the agency’s vehicles.
The legislation also grants ICE a whopping <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/us/politics/trump-administration-immigrant-detention-facilities-services.html">$45 billion</a> to increase its illegal alien detention capacity over the next two years, a key component in the effort to deport millions of illegal aliens.
That funding will allow ICE to reach agreements with contractors who will construct detention facilities and provide security, medical care, and transportation as the agency aims to create an unprecedented number of detention spots for illegal aliens. The bill, according to the Department of Homeland Security, will allow ICE to secure 80,000 new detention beds and allow the federal agency to maintain an average daily population of 100,000 illegal aliens in detention at any given time.
The bill allocates another $14.4 billion to fund “removal transportation,” like deportation flights back to illegal aliens’ countries of origin or to willing “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-secures-victory-in-scotus-ruling-enabling-more-deportations?author=Spencer+Lindquist&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=17&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Admin+Secures+Victory+In+SCOTUS+Ruling+Enabling+More+Deportations">third countries</a>” that agree to accept deportees from the United States.
The legislation also aims to bolster border security, notably allocating $46.5 billion to complete the border wall. The effort marks a drastic shift from the previous administration, which <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-biden-races-to-sell-off-border-wall-parts-before-trump-takes-office">auctioned off</a> pieces of the border wall for pennies on the dollar just after Trump won the election.
It also grants $3.2 billion for new technology along the border and another $2.7 billion for autonomous border surveillance tech. Customs and Border Protection will, like ICE, be granted funding to hire new agents. That money will allow the agency to hire 3,000 new Border Patrol agents as well as another 3,000 customs officers. Another $855 million will be used to modernize Customs and Border Protection&#8217;s vehicle fleet.

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ICE Will Soon Get More Money Than The FBI, Have Capacity For A Million Annual Deportations

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