Overview

• Noem announced new partnerships between state authorities and ICE aimed at boosting detention capacity in the Chicago area.
• She emphasized plans to arrest what she called the “worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens” to justify stepped-up enforcement.
• She highlighted a newly approved detention center in Indiana nicknamed the “Speedway Slammer,” which is expected to add about 1,000 beds under a revived federal program.
• She pointed to President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which provides $45 billion for new detention facilities and $30 billion for deportation operations.
• A CBS News poll shows public support for the president’s deportation effort has fallen to 44% from 53% in June.