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Kristi Noem: “85,000 individuals that had similar ties to terrorists and…”

Featuring: Kristi Noem, Republican | Secretary of Homeland Security, Former Governor of South Dakota | National

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BREAKING NEWS: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Holds A Press Conference On REAL ID

Published | Video Starts at 02:55

We are working and what has happened here at this airport is that over the last year, they have prevented over 10,000 individuals from traveling that had ties to narco terrorism, 85,000 individuals that had similar ties to terrorists and to terrorists on the watch list in the United States. Miami has a human trafficking unit that has done over 2,200 inspections over the last year, made 24 child exploitation arrests, and then also took 60 adverse actions in order to revoke over 90 passport revocations. (02:55–03:04)

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Asserts that 85,000 individuals with ties to terrorists and on the U.S. watch list were prevented from traveling.

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