Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has made several high profile decisions and announcements in the final days of August Twenty Twenty Five. Earlier this week, the Department of Homeland Security released a statement confirming that Kristi Noem has formally waived key environmental protections under the Endangered Species Act and several other federal laws to expedite construction of border wall segments through the Rio Grande National Wildlife Refuge. The move has drawn criticism from conservation groups, who argue it will have significant consequences for rare plant and animal species native to the region, but Secretary Noem defended the decision as a necessary step to address what she described as an ongoing border security crisis. Mother Jones reports that this action marks one of the most aggressive uses of environmental law waivers for border infrastructure under her tenure.Another major development involved Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U S Border Patrol. On August Twenty Sixth, Secretary Noem revealed that agents made over five thousand arrests in Los Angeles, targeting criminal noncitizens labeled as the most dangerous by the agency. According to a press release from Homeland Security, the arrested individuals included people accused of serious crimes such as homicide, sexual assault, and gang activity, highlighting the Department’s enforcement priorities under her leadership.Kristi Noem was also in the headlines for terminating Temporary Protected Status for Nepal. Announced on August Twentieth and effective August Fifth, the new policy ends special immigration protections for Nepali nationals in the United States, though the final deadline for affected individuals to legally remain and work has been extended to November Eighteenth. The American Immigration Lawyers Association notes that thousands of Nepali immigrants must now prepare for removal or seek other forms of legal status.A recent claim by Secretary Noem about large scale migration was scrutinized on CBS News. She stated that one point six million undocumented immigrants departed the United States since January, a figure that CBS News fact checked as potentially inflated, given available data does not fully support those numbers.There has also been new controversy involving Kristi Noem and other top officials at Homeland Security relating to agency transparency. According to La Voce di New York, a nonprofit watchdog group has accused the Department of ceasing recordkeeping of text messages from senior leaders since April, raising questions about public accountability during her term.Listeners, thank you for tuning in, and be sure to subscribe for more updates. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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