Video Evidence Contradicts Noem on US Citizen Arrests in ICE Operations

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has repeatedly denied that U.S. citizens have been detained or arrested in the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations, insisting that only undocumented immigrants are targeted. However, multiple credible reports, including from ProPublica, The New York Times, and MSNBC, document that hundreds of American citizens, including military veterans and children, have been mistakenly detained by ICE agents across the country. One notable case involves George Reyes Jr., a U.S. Army veteran who was tear-gassed and detained without access to his family or a shower. Critics accuse Noem of dismissing these incidents as "false reporting," despite evidence of systemic errors and abuses within the immigration enforcement system. The controversy highlights tensions between official denials and widespread documented cases of wrongful detentions amid the administration's intensified immigration crackdown. Noem also declined requests from Illinois officials to pause ICE activities during sensitive periods, further fueling public concern.