Overview

• In a New York Post Pod Force One interview, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said of Alejandro Mayorkas, "I don't know how he slept at night," accusing him of enabling drug and human traffickers.
• Noem alleged Mayorkas took direction from the Biden White House, naming Vice President Kamala Harris as the designated "border czar."
• The Post reported record southern border encounters under President Joe Biden exceeding 8 million, with arrivals including criminals, known gang members, and people flagged on terror watchlists.
• House Republicans impeached Mayorkas in February 2024 over border policy claims, and the Democrat-led Senate declined to hold a trial.
• Noem emphasized child-welfare concerns, citing HHS data of at least 7,300 uninvestigated trafficking reports and administration figures claiming roughly 300,000 deportations and 13,000 child rescues since President Trump returned to office.