Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem went head-to-head with the press on Friday during a fiery exchange over allegations of racial profiling by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), shutting down what she labeled another “false media narrative.”
The tense moment unfolded at a press briefing in Nashville, where Noem was grilled about ICE’s alleged focus on Latino neighborhoods.
“ICE operations are taking place predominately in Latino communities…” a reporter began.
Before the question was even finished, Noem cut in:
“I wouldn’t say that’s true. I would say the media has highlighted operations like that. But we have operations going on every single day in communities across the country. I don’t think anyone could prove they’re focused on Hispanic areas.”
But the confrontation didn’t end there.
When the reporter insisted that Latino communities were living in fear over recent raids allegedly “based on their skin color,” Noem visibly bristled.
“That is absolutely false — and…
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