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Kristi Noem: “March saw the lowest number of encounters in this nation's…”

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

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Senate Appropriations Hearing on DHS Budget with Secretary Kristi Noem

Published | Video Starts at 22:50

Since he took office at the southern border, we have obtained near total control with a 95% decrease in daily encounters since President Trump took office. March saw the lowest number of encounters in this nation's history at less than 7,200. There were days in there where we had less than 200 encounters a day, which is absolutely remarkable. And again, that is the lowest number of encounters at the border in this nation's history. (22:50–22:57)

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