Trump homeland secretary joins ICE in New York as immigration crackdown intensifies


FILE PHOTO: Kristi Noem, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of Homeland Security nominee, looks on as she testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 17, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's top homeland security official joined officers as they carried out an immigration arrest in New York City on Tuesday, the latest effort to promote Trump's nationwide crackdown as enforcement has intensified in recent days.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was confirmed as secretary over the weekend, posted a video and photos of the NYC operation on X early Tuesday morning. She said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) picked up a person charged with kidnapping, assault and burglary but did not provide details on the suspect or scope of the operation.

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