Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is promising to move forward with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

👩🏻‍⚖️ President Trump acted illegally when he federalized California's National Guard against the governor's wishes, a federal judge ruled Thursday. ( Axios) 🪧 More than 100 protesters marched in National City yesterday against the administration's immigration enforcement. ( KPBS)

Kristi Noem, once a vocal defender of states' rights against federal use of the National Guard, now supports Trump's deployment of troops in California.

The Trump administration announced Saturday that it would be deploying the National Guard to the Los Angeles area after protests over immigration enforcement.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem promised to “increase” military operations in Los Angeles and “liberate” the city from its “socialist” elected leaders. Watching from the back of the room, Sen.

Alex Padilla (D-CA) was forcibly removed from a Department of Homeland Security press briefing, forced to the ground and then handcuffed for asking a question, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was in the middle of making a bizarre but crucial point.

Sen. Alex Padilla was removed from a Los Angeles news conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, while a federal judge weighed the merits of military deployments on Thursday.