Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem appeared on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to outline her budget priorities and the department’s accomplishments thus far in the second Trump term.
Sitting before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Noem answered members’ questions regarding securing the border and keeping American citizens safe and secure.
The secretary touted the administration’s record-breaking success at ending the illegal immigrant border crisis.
“At the southern border, we have obtained a near-total control of daily encounters now, down over 93% since President [Donald] Trump took office,” Noem said.
“March saw the lowest number of border encounters in recorded history, in the history of the United States of America, at just under 7,200,” she continued.
The secretary also emphasized that the administration was…
