Overview
- In a Jan. 18 Face the Nation appearance, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said 70% of people ICE has detained or arrested have charges or convictions.
- Host Margaret Brennan responded that DHS data show about 47% of those currently in custody have criminal convictions.
- A DHS public affairs official told CBS the 70% figure refers to arrests under the second Trump administration rather than the current detention population and to charges or convictions in the United States.
- Noem rejected CBS’s framing and accused the program of “lying,” asserting that media outlets cherry-pick statistics.
- She objected to the on-air use of the identified agent’s name in the Jan. 7 Minneapolis shooting and confirmed the case is under review, as DHS describes the Minneapolis action as its largest operation with nearly 3,000 agents.