Kristi Noem, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of US President Donald Trump, criticized the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans and Salvadorans, considering it “alarming” in the face of the advance of gangs that “cause harm” in the United States.
In her appearance before the Senate, Kristi Noem insisted that “the program was intended to be temporary” and criticized the outgoing government of Democrat Joe Biden for having extended TPS by 18 months to some 600,000 Venezuelans and more than 230,000 Salvadorans who already live in USA
«This extension of more than 600,000 Venezuelans (…) It’s alarming, when you see what we’ve seen in different states.including Colorado, with gangs causing harm,” Noem protested.
Since the release of a video in which armed Latinos were seen in a building, Trump and right-wing sympathizers claimed during the election campaign that the town of Aurora, Colorado, was terrorized by Latin American migrants. Local authorities denied it.
Border security, the “top priority”
The DHS secretary indicated that guaranteeing security at the US borders against trafficking and illegal immigration is the “top priority” of the new Government.
«President Trump was elected with a clear mandate; “he needs to fulfill that mission,” he said this Friday about his immigration policy, days before the Republican’s inauguration.
To “liberate” the United States from what he considers an “invasion” of migrants, Trump promises “the largest deportation operation in history” of the country as soon as he takes office on Monday.
He promises to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, seal the border with Mexico, resume construction of the border wall and hire 10,000 agents.
will try resurrect the Stay in Mexico programso that migrants wait for the outcome of the immigration process on the other side of the border, prohibit sanctuary cities, which protect them from expulsion, and eliminate “all federal and social assistance benefits.”
In addition, it wants to end or limit other legal means of entry such as an immigration protection that grants residence and work permits (TPS) or the possibility of requesting an appointment through a mobile phone application (CBP One) or through procedures in the countries through which they pass.
To carry out his program he has surrounded himself with loyal squires who support his ideas during his hearings before the Senate to confirm them in office.
Stay in Mexico
There is “more than 13,000 murderers loose in this country who have crossed that border“We have almost 16,000 rapists and sexual assault perpetrators on the loose in this country right now, more than 425,000 people with criminal records,” said the governor of South Dakota.
He refers to figures from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE), according to which there are 425,000 migrants with criminal convictions living freely in the United States, including more than 13,000 convicted of homicide.
According to the DHS, the data “They go back decades” and some entered the country “in the last 40 years.”
The administration of outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden “is doing nothing to round them up and get them out of our country. We will do it immediately, and that will be the priority“Noem said this Friday.
Once “the criminals, those who have violated our laws” have been deported, Trump’s “next priority” “will be those with definitive expulsion orders,” he said.
He also claimed to agree “100%” with Trump on “reinstating the Stay in Mexico policy” and closing CBP One.
Regarding humanitarian programs that allow some citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to apply for entry into the United States for a period of two years, if they have a sponsor in the country and pass a security check, Noem affirmed that she will return to “case-by-case evaluation.”
Human rights defense associations are concerned about the fate of the more than 11 million migrants in an irregular situation in the United States.
Noem was long considered a potential Trump vice presidential candidate, but her chances plummeted after she claimed she shot her dog because she was “untamable.”
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