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Kristi Noem: “The people who are being removed right now today are people…”

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

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Kristi Noem Announces TSA Initiatives for Military and Families at Nashville International Airport

Published | Video Starts at 14:37

One of the things that I would say is if you wait until we deport you, then you will never get the chance to come back to America. So my hope is that many people will do it the right way. The people who are being removed right now today are people that have crimes against them that they've either been convicted of or they have charges against them, or they have final removal orders. So that is the focus and the priority of the Trump administration. If they are, somebody else has been interviewed and has been talked to and has been detained by … (14:37–14:48)

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Asserts that current deportations focus on individuals with criminal convictions, charges, or final removal orders.

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