Listeners tuning in to the latest updates on Kristi Noem and her tenure as Secretary of Homeland Security will notice a series of major headlines this week. Secretary Noem has been highly visible both on the ground and in policy decisions that are shaping national security and immigration conversations.The Department of Homeland Security reports a significant achievement in cutting illegal immigration. In the first 200 days of Secretary Noem’s leadership, the United States has seen a reduction of approximately one point six million undocumented immigrants, a change credited to a combination of voluntary departures and historically low border apprehension rates. The department has rolled out incentive programs urging migrants to self-deport, and Secretary Noem says this outreach is showing clear results. While the cost to taxpayers of incentives is projected at one point six billion dollars, the Center for Immigration Studies notes that this sum stands at just about one and a half percent of the long term projected fiscal burden should these migrants remain in the United States.On the legal front, Noem’s department scored a victory as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay supporting her move to end Temporary Protected Status for nationals from Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal. This decision follows the administration’s push for stricter vetting measures, and the stay allows these policy changes to take effect while legal challenges continue.Another story capturing attention is the launch of Operation Pacific Viper. The United States Coast Guard, under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security, increased its presence in the eastern Pacific, targeting criminal cartels engaged in drug and human smuggling. This operation aims to block the supply chain before it reaches American shores and has already resulted in high profile arrests.Disaster relief has also taken center stage. After visiting flood-affected Ruidoso, New Mexico just days ago, Secretary Noem announced an additional eleven point four million dollar funding package to support recovery projects. The July floods, which claimed three lives, brought local officials and the homeland security chief together to coordinate federal resources for the community.The department recently confirmed the removal of several high profile criminal offenders including gang members and sex offenders. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have continued to lodge detainers and execute deportations of those charged with violent and sexual crimes.Secretary Noem is set to hold a press event at the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. This comes as the administration implements President Trump’s order to paint the entire southern border wall black, a move intended to increase security effectiveness.Some controversy has emerged with the greenlighting of a new immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades. The DHS-backed construction, referred to critically by some as Alligator Alcatraz, has drawn concern from environmentalists, tribal representatives, and human rights advocates over its location and operational standards.Thank you for tuning in and be sure to subscribe for the most accurate and timely 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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