Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the conditions at the "Alligator Alcatraz" facility in Florida after Democrats made claims of "inhumane" treatment of the detained migrants.
In an interview on NBC News's "Meet the Press," moderator Kristen Welker asked Noem about claims from Democrats that, in the facility, more than 30 people are "stuffed into a jail cell" and that the detainees "get their drinking water and they brush their teeth from the same place where they go to the bathroom."
"Our detention centers at the federal level are held to a higher standard than most local or state centers and even federal prisons. The standards are extremely high," Noem responded, noting the facility is "state run." |
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President Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, said that his words were "taken out of context" when he said that federal immigration agents can detain people "based on their location, their occupation, their physical appearance."
During an interview on CNN's State of the Union, Homan said that physical "can't be the sole reason to raise reasonable suspicion," but noted that in some cases, such as if someone had an MS-13 tattoo, it "may be one factor to add to other factors to raise reasonable suspicion."
"I want to be clear because my words were taken out of context," he said. "Physical description cannot be the sole reason to detain and question somebody. That can't be the sole reason to raise reasonable suspicion. It's a myriad of factors." |
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem criticized a ruling from a federal judge that bars the Trump administration from using "unconstitutional" immigration enforcement efforts in parts of California, saying judges are "getting political" and that it is "not their job."
During an interview on "Fox News Sunday," Noem was asked about the Friday ruling from U.S. District Judge Maame E. Frimpong, an appointee of former President Biden. The order granted two temporary restraining orders preventing officials from targeting individuals for removal based on their race, language or employment and requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to grant detainees access to legal counsel.
"Well, this federal judge's ruling is ridiculous. We never ran our operations that way," Noem said. |
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| Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem denied reports suggesting the deployment of resources to Texas was delayed because of her new rule requiring her personal sign off on all FEMA contracts or grants over $100,000.
In an interview Sunday on NBC News's "Meet the Press," Noem acknowledged that she implemented the new rule but said the resources were deployed promptly after the flooding.
"Those claims are absolutely false. Within just an hour or two after the flooding, we had resources from the Department of Homeland Security there, helping those individuals in Texas. It was a heartbreaking scene. And I think it's been well covered about what the Coast Guard did, how they were deployed immediately and helped rescue so many individuals from those floodwaters. And we had Border Patrol down there with their tactical teams, and FEMA was there just within a few hours as well," Noem told NBC News's Kristen Welker about the reports. |
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Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) on Sunday said he has confidence in Attorney General Pam Bondi despite reports that she is feuding with FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino over her handling of the case related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
"I do," Barrasso said, when asked in an interview on NBC News's "Meet the Press" whether he has confidence in Bondi.
"We ran to make this country safer and more prosperous. Pam Bondi and her team are getting hardened criminals off the streets," he continued. "America is safer with Pam Bondi as attorney general." |
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) declined to rule out a possible bid for the White House when asked in a Sunday interview about his 2028 ambitions.
Beshear noted he will serve as head of the Democratic Governors Association next year and is looking forward to winning "a lot of races that people aren't expecting."
"And then after that, you know, we'll see," Beshear continued, in an interview on NBC News's "Meet the Press," addressing rumors of a 2028 run. |
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