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Immigration

LET'S STEP IT UP! Noem Signs Memo Deputizing 600 State Dept. Officials to Assist With Arrests and Deportations: Report

posted by Hannity Staff - 2.21.25

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Krsiti Noem signed an order this week deputizing 600 State Department officials to assist with arrests and deportations of illegal criminal migrants.

“Under President Trump, the Department of Homeland Security will use every tool and resource available to secure our border and get criminal illegal aliens out of our country,” Noem said in a statement. “The safety of American citizens comes first.”

From Fox News:

The move is the latest effort by the department to expand the number of officials involved in immigration enforcement, amid a push by the Trump administration to aggressively increase the arrests and deportation of illegal immigrants.

DHS has deputized IRS employees, law enforcement components of the Justice Department and law enforcement officials with the Texas Attorney General’s Office.

“It is DHS’s understanding that the Department of Treasury has qualified law enforcement personnel available to assist with immigration enforcement, especially in light of recent increases to the Internal Revenue Service’s work force and budget,” Noem said last week.

Fox News Digital reported last week that interior arrests have skyrocketed compared to the same period in 2024, while numbers of crossings of illegal immigrants at the border have continued to trend downward. According to Department of Homeland Security data, there were 11,791 interior ICE arrests from Jan. 20 to Feb. 8, compared to 4,969 during the same period in 2024. That is a 137% increase.

The administration has said it is trying to target the “worst of the worst,” focusing on criminal illegal immigrants and gang members but has also stressed that it is not ruling anyone out of contention.

Noem recently shared a video on X highlighting some of the dangerous criminals and child predators who have been removed from the country thanks to President Trump; “Thank you to all the brave men and women out there who are deporting these violent criminals,” Noem said in the video.