US EditionDHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s Illinois stop on immigration laws called ‘publicity stunt’
- On Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem held a press conference in Springfield, Illinois, criticizing the state's sanctuary immigration policies and urging Governor JB Pritzker to end them.
- Noem's visit was prompted by the 2023 stabbing death of 24-year-old Emma Shafer, whose alleged killer was an undocumented immigrant, highlighting Illinois’ refusal to cooperate fully with federal immigration enforcement.
- Noem appeared alongside families of crime victims attributed to undocumented immigrants and accused Illinois leaders of protecting criminals and violating federal law, while Pritzker dismissed the visit as a publicity stunt.
- Noem estimated that Illinois is home to several hundred thousand undocumented immigrants and criticized the state's sanctuary policies as having severely negative impacts on residents, urging a restoration of law and order.
- The event intensified debate over state immigration laws, with Pritzker defending Illinois’ constitutional protections and criticizing the Trump administration’s approach as violating due process and the U.S. Constitution.
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'Insult to her memory': Family blasts Kristi Noem for using daughter's death in 'heartless political agenda'
Parents of a 24-year-old woman who was murdered in Springfield, Illinois, in 2023 have slammed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for relocating her Illinois speech to the location where their daughter was killed, saying Noem is using the victim to "advance a cruel and heartless political agenda.""Our daughter Emma radiated love and light everywhere she went and for all people. Even as a child, she was a friend to everyone and…
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at the American Patriots Gala at Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (DHS photo by Tia Dufour) Dear WorldNetDaily readers, For the past 25 years, I’ve headed up WND’s monthly Whistleblower magazine. For the first time in all those years, we are now being forced by rising costs – printing, mailing, etc. – to raise our subscription prices. HOWEVER, until…
Noem invokes murder of local activist while bashing Pritzker during 2-hour visit
SPRINGFIELD – Two hours in the state capital was enough for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to criticize Illinois’ immigration laws and its governor while invoking the 2023 murder of a local progressive activist.
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