Kristi Noem

US secretary of homeland security.

Party: Republican Party · United States · Born 1971-11-30

People · 1 story · Also known as: Noem

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Background

EducationSouth Dakota State University; Mount Marty University; Northern State University · Wikidata

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False2025-10

What is circulating

“Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said at a press conference in Gary, Indiana: "There's no American citizens have been arrested or detained."”

Claimed by Kristi Noem · official statement

The facts

PolitiFact rated the claim Pants on Fire, its lowest rating. Lawsuits, news reports and DHS statements contradicted it, and ProPublica documented 170 cases of U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents nationwide. Agents made more than 3,000 arrests during Operation Midway Blitz in the Chicago area.

Fact check: PolitiFact

Partly true2025-08

What is circulating

“"We have 1.6 million illegal aliens that have gone home voluntarily."”

Claimed by Kristi Noem · official statement

The facts

PolitiFact rated the claim Half True. The figure comes from a Center for Immigration Studies estimate of a 1.6 million drop in the unauthorized population over six months, which also counts people who were deported, died or changed legal status. The estimate relies on a survey of about 60,000 households with a margin of error of about 830,000, and DHS reported 239,000 deportations as of June 30, 2025.

Fact check: PolitiFact

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Republican Party
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Department of Homeland Security
is secretary of Homeland Security · Our story

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