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Kristi Noem: “I believe sanctuary policies have protected criminals and…”

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

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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem holds a press conference

Published | Video Starts at 22:44

We have two very different viewpoints of it. I talked specifically about the fact that we have laws. They need to be enforced. He knows that. I believe sanctuary policies have protected criminals and placed a priority of them over the citizens that live here. And he knows we'll continue to do our work and I encouraged him to work with us. We've never had a cooperative arrangement with law enforcement here. (22:44–22:52)

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Asserts that sanctuary policies prioritize criminals over citizens.

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