"Welcome to the team, recruits. I'm Kristi Noem, head of Homeland Security. A few years ago, I had to put my puppy down by shooting it in the face, because sometimes doing what's important means doing what's hard."
"This criminal illegal alien who [was] released into the country under President Biden will face justice for his violent crimes," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.
The Freedom of the Press Foundation expressed serious concern about ICE agents harassing journalists, indicating that their conduct raises significant First Amendment and press freedom issues.
The U.S. Department of Justice has requested information on non-citizens in San Francisco's county jails who have criminal charges or convictions, and their release dates.
Noem stated, "What we will do in a city like this is we will double down, we will put more agents here, we will put more personnel here. We will give them more equipment, more training."
Despite the sweltering heat today in Portland, with temperatures nearing 100, residents are advised to keep cool, as not everyone is equipped for such weather.
Judge Maami Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong ordered the Department of Homeland Security to stop dispatching "roving patrols" of ICE agents and to ensure detainees have access to lawyers, stating this requirement is "fairly simple and non-controversial."