DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Pledges More ICE Resources in Portland and Chicago
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday announced the agency’s intention to purchase additional buildings in Portland and Chicago that will be used for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This comes amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on both sanctuary cities in response to ongoing violent demonstrations at prospective ICE facilities.
“What I’m doing, sir, with your authority, is we’re purchasing more buildings in Chicago to operate out of,” Noem told Trump during a Cabinet meeting. “We’re not going to back off. In fact, we’re doubling down, and we’re going to be in more parts of Chicago in response to the people there.”
After watching violent Antifa mobs lay siege to federal facilities in sanctuary cities, the administration is drawing a hard line. Noem is rolling out a muscular new plan to expand the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Portland and Chicago, sending a clear message: the adults are back in charge.
After her little sit-down with Portland’s Democratic leadership, Noem didn’t bother with diplomatic fluff. She called the officials exactly what they are: “lying, disingenuous, dishonest people.” Faced with their utter refusal to restore order and protect federal agents, she delivered a powerful ultimatum. The Trump administration would not be intimidated into retreat; it would advance.
The plan is simple and brilliant: purchase new buildings to serve as ICE facilities right in the heart of the chaos. “I told them that if they didn’t meet our demands for safety and security on the streets and work with us, then we were going to bring in more federal law enforcement,” Noem announced. This isn’t a request. It’s a reassertion of federal authority in cities run by politicians who have completely failed their citizens.
And right on cue, the same local officials who let the chaos fester are clutching their pearls and crying foul. It would be funny if it weren’t so pathetic. Portland Mayor Keith Wilson had the audacity to call the federal actions “deeply disturbing,” while Oregon Governor Tina Kotek accused the administration of peddling a “false narrative.” Their synchronized meltdown is the best evidence that Noem hit a nerve—and that she was right all along.
These politicians whine about federal agents using tear gas, yet conveniently ignore the violent mobs hurling bricks and firebombs that make it necessary. They complain about a strong federal presence because it exposes their own weakness and incompetence. Their outrage is a transparent attempt to cover for their own failures, and nobody is buying it.
The sickness of lawlessness that has plagued cities like Portland is finally being met with the only cure that works: strength, resolve, and an unapologetic defense of this nation’s sovereignty. Secretary Noem and the Trump administration are reminding America what real leadership looks like. They will not cede one more inch to chaos.
“What I’m doing, sir, with your authority, is we’re purchasing more buildings in Chicago to operate out of,” Noem told Trump during a Cabinet meeting. “We’re not going to back off. In fact, we’re doubling down, and we’re going to be in more parts of Chicago in response to the people there.”
After watching violent Antifa mobs lay siege to federal facilities in sanctuary cities, the administration is drawing a hard line. Noem is rolling out a muscular new plan to expand the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Portland and Chicago, sending a clear message: the adults are back in charge.
After her little sit-down with Portland’s Democratic leadership, Noem didn’t bother with diplomatic fluff. She called the officials exactly what they are: “lying, disingenuous, dishonest people.” Faced with their utter refusal to restore order and protect federal agents, she delivered a powerful ultimatum. The Trump administration would not be intimidated into retreat; it would advance.
The plan is simple and brilliant: purchase new buildings to serve as ICE facilities right in the heart of the chaos. “I told them that if they didn’t meet our demands for safety and security on the streets and work with us, then we were going to bring in more federal law enforcement,” Noem announced. This isn’t a request. It’s a reassertion of federal authority in cities run by politicians who have completely failed their citizens.
And right on cue, the same local officials who let the chaos fester are clutching their pearls and crying foul. It would be funny if it weren’t so pathetic. Portland Mayor Keith Wilson had the audacity to call the federal actions “deeply disturbing,” while Oregon Governor Tina Kotek accused the administration of peddling a “false narrative.” Their synchronized meltdown is the best evidence that Noem hit a nerve—and that she was right all along.
These politicians whine about federal agents using tear gas, yet conveniently ignore the violent mobs hurling bricks and firebombs that make it necessary. They complain about a strong federal presence because it exposes their own weakness and incompetence. Their outrage is a transparent attempt to cover for their own failures, and nobody is buying it.
The sickness of lawlessness that has plagued cities like Portland is finally being met with the only cure that works: strength, resolve, and an unapologetic defense of this nation’s sovereignty. Secretary Noem and the Trump administration are reminding America what real leadership looks like. They will not cede one more inch to chaos.
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