Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem held a news conference Thursday morning and warned that anyone who “lays a finger on one of our officers” will be caught and prosecuted.
The press conference was held to announce success in targeting criminal elements in New York, but the comments expanded to include and foreshadow the work of DHS agents across the country.
Forbes published Noem's press release in which she touted the work of DHS officers and agents across the country and said: “If you are an illegal alien, we will come for you, we will arrest you, we will bring justice, and we will keep the American people safe.”
She noted: “We warn everyone: if you believe you may harm a person—a U.S. citizen or a law enforcement officer—we will find you and bring you justice.”
“If you lay a finger on one of our officers, we will catch you, we will prosecute you, and you will feel the full force of the law,” she added.
Noem's comments come a day after leftists across the country stepped up opposition to law enforcement officials following ICE agent shot and killed woman who allegedly drove her car into him in Minneapolis.
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