US EditionDHS Secretary Kristi Noem arrives in Phoenix ahead of border announcement
Secretary Noem highlighted a 95% drop in daily border encounters and announced new wall construction paired with enhanced technology and staffing to maintain security gains.
- On Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrived at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, drawing support and criticism before hosting a Nogales, Arizona press conference on border wall construction with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
- Using a newly assembled barrier as a backdrop, Kristi Noem framed the visit as a policy turnaround and announced an accelerated rollout with sensors, vehicles and staffing.
- Officials reported that daily encounters fell 95 percent, dropping from over 5,100 to less than 250, while Mike Banks, U.S. Border Patrol Chief, said encounters fell to a little over 200,000 last year from over 2 million the year before.
- At the border event, Kristi Noem, United States Secretary of Homeland Security, handed out awards to Border Patrol agents in a ceremony led by Paul Perez, while details of the wall update remained broad.
- Reports note that contracts for about 200 miles of border barriers await Noem's signature, amid scrutiny over a $70 million warehouse purchase and $1 billion in FEMA grants on her desk.
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The U.S. Secretary of National Security (DHS), Kristi Noem, visited the country’s southern border on Wednesday to promote the “achievement” of her agency, amid a wave of criticism and protests against the anti-migrant policies of Donald Trump’s government. Noem, along with several high-ranking officials, including the interim director of the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE), Todd Lyons, met today with Border Patrol agents in Nogales…
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem visited the country's southern border to promote the "achievement" of her agency, amid a wave of criticism and protests against the anti-migrant policies of Donald Trump's government.
LIVE NOW: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Announces Border Wall Update
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference at noon ET on Feb. 4 in Nogales, Arizona. Noem is joined by officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to announce a major border wall update. ...
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