Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security, has stated that the suspect involved in the recent National Guard shooting in Washington, D.C., was “radicalized” within the United States. She directly accused the administration for causing the crisis. She contended that the suspect—a newcomer to the US identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal—going through this vetting process occurred under President Joe Biden’s watch.
Noem highlighted that all the vetting information about Lakanwal was received and processed while Biden was in office. This claim calls into question the efficacy of existing vetting processes and their impact on our national security. In a press conference, Noem expressed her concerns regarding the administration’s oversight, saying that “vetting is happening when they come into the country, and that was completely abandoned under Joe Biden’s administration.“
Noem ordered up deportation flights of Venezuelan migrants in her state to El Salvador, bragging about how she was taking the lead on enforcing immigration policy. She noted that those flights were already in the air. She argued that her actions were always guided by legal frameworks and the need to protect national security.
She vilified U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, calling him an “activist judge.” She argued that Boasberg’s rulings have severely restrained her actions to outsmart American taxpayers. Currently embroiled in litigation with the judge, Noem remarked:
This is an activist judge and I understand, you know, we’re still in litigation against this activist judge who’s continuously tried to stop us from protecting the American people.
The Secretary’s statements paint a portrait of an underlying frustration with the reality of what she sees as judicial overreach. She has not wavered in her promise to stay tough on that front and pledge to keep fighting to defend the American way of business.
“We’ll continue to do the right thing, continue to work and protect Americans, no matter what radical judge comes out and tries to stop us,” she asserted.