Kim Kardashian’s Criticism of Donald Trump’s ICE Raids Elicits Backlash From Homeland Security
Homeland Security official Tricia McLaughlin accused Kim Kardashian of misunderstanding immigration policy and siding with violent criminals amid her prison reform advocacy.
- On August 28, 2025, Kim Kardashian criticized President Trump's ICE raids at the DVF Awards in Venice, Italy, where she was honored for prison reform work.
- Her criticism followed earlier June comments on social media where she said ICE raids harm innocent immigrants and downplay the complexity of immigration enforcement.
- In response, a senior Department of Homeland Security official criticized Kardashian, describing her as uninformed and disconnected from the realities of efforts to remove dangerous offenders from Los Angeles.
- McLaughlin stated that under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Noem, her agency has taken dangerous offenders such as homicide convicts, sexual assailants, gang affiliates, and individuals involved in child exploitation off the streets, and she questioned why Kardashian appears to support criminals instead of law-abiding citizens.
- The dispute highlights the ongoing debate over immigration enforcement and the impact of ICE raids on communities, as Kardashian stresses protecting hardworking immigrants.
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Kim Kardashian was quickly rebuffed by Homeland Security when she offered an elementary take on illegal immigration while being honored in Venice on Thursday night at Diane von Furstenberg’s DVF Awards. The woman who became fabulously wealthy by showcasing her large, surgically-altered derriere to the world took issue with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforcing our laws, reminding followers that these people “worked so hard to …
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