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Kristi Noem

Kristi Noem

Republican Kristi Noem is homeland security secretary, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Jan. 25, 2025; President Donald Trump nominated her for the post in November 2024. Noem was elected governor of South Dakota in 2018 after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. 

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Kristi Noem
Kristi Noem
stated on October 30, 2025 a press conference
“No American citizens have been arrested or detained” during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdowns.
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Nick Karmia • October 31, 2025
Kristi Noem
Kristi Noem
stated on August 19, 2025 una conferencia de prensa
Las cifras de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales de EE.UU. muestran que “tenemos 1.6 millones de inmigrantes ilegales que han regresado a su país de origen voluntariamente”.
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By Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 5, 2025
Kristi Noem
Kristi Noem
stated on August 19, 2025 a press conference
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics statistics show, “We have 1.6 million illegal aliens that have gone home voluntarily.”
Half-True
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 2, 2025
Kristi Noem
Kristi Noem
stated on February 2, 2025 an interview
At Guantánamo Bay, “we'll have the capacity to continue to do there what we've always done. We've always had a presence of illegal immigrants there that have been detained.”
Half-True
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 9, 2025
Kristi Noem
Kristi Noem
stated on March 30, 2024 an X post
“Joe Biden banned ‘religious themed’ eggs at the White House’s Easter Egg design contest for kids.”
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By Samantha Putterman • April 1, 2024
Kristi Noem
Kristi Noem
stated on July 16, 2021 an Iowa event
“In South Dakota, I’m putting prayer back in our schools.”
False
July 22, 2021
Kristi Noem
Kristi Noem
stated on February 2, 2021 an interview on the “The Ingraham Angle”
South Dakota "did have tragedies and we did have losses. But we also got through (the pandemic) better than virtually every other state."
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By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez • February 12, 2021
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stated on May 8, 2024 a Threads post
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said, “At least I have the guts to look in the eyes of the animal I’m killing!”
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May 15, 2024
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