US EditionKristi Noem Comments On Whether ICE Will Force People To Prove Their Citizenship
DHS Secretary Noem said ICE officers ask Americans to verify citizenship only in targeted operations, emphasizing the practice is lawful and based on ongoing enforcement protocols.
- On Thursday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may ask some Americans to verify citizenship during specific operations but declined to advise carrying proof.
- At a White House exchange, a White House reporter asked whether Americans in Minnesota are asked for proof of citizenship and if such stops require reasonable suspicion, citing Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court Justice's September 2025 concurring opinion.
- Legal commentators and anchors reacted strongly, with Elie Honig saying the practice is 'unconstitutional' and 'illegal', and CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer describing asking Americans for papers as a 'pretty huge demand'.
- Enforcement officials may validate identities of people near a target, Noem said, explaining encounters can extend beyond a single suspect; reporters at the White House pressed whether ICE can demand papers without reasonable suspicion, leaving the legal issue unresolved.
- The issue sits amid broader federal enforcement rhetoric and legal commentary, with Noem reiterating targeted enforcement protocols as established practices this administration and previous ones have used.
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