Q: removed over half a million illegal aliens with criminal records from our streets? Sec Noem: Yes

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem delivered devastating congressional testimony on Biden’s immigration failures and Trump’s achievements. Biden era: at least 10 million illegal entries (admitted crossings + releases), plus 13 million visa approvals issued without any interviews or background checks as required by law (IG report). Asylum backlog ballooned from 400,000 pre-Biden to 1.5 million by Trump inauguration. Under Trump/Noem leadership: 700,000+ illegal aliens detained and being deported, 70% with criminal records — meaning approximately 500,000 criminal illegal aliens removed from U.S. streets. Result: Lowest murder rate in recorded history (125 years). Noem emphasized every detained alien has final orders of removal — they could leave voluntarily. ICE and HSI specifically targeting human traffickers and child pedophiles. Foreign countries encouraged prison/mental institution emptying into U.S. (Venezuela primary example). Noem: “We know at least 10 million because we watched them either cross the border or we released them under the Biden administration. But the inspector general reported that they also approved entry visas for 13 million foreign nationals without conducting any interviews or background checks as required by law.” On deportation: “There’s been over 700,000 that have been detained and arrested and are being deported … 70% of those in our detention centers to have criminal records.” On crime: “We have the lowest murder rate in our country that we’ve had since it’s been recorded over 125 years.”

10 Million Admitted

The opening question: “During the Biden years approximately how many foreign nationals illegally entered our country either as gotaways or through the CB1 app or the catch and release policies of Biden?”

The question listed multiple entry vectors:

Gotaways (evaded detection)
CB1 app (CBP One, enabled legal-appearing entry)
Catch and release (released after apprehension)

“We don’t necessarily know congressman. We don’t necessarily know because the invasion was facilitated by the federal government during that time.”

Noem’s framework: Biden facilitated invasion, making accurate count impossible.

Why Can’t Count

“And while all of our CPP Agents were pulled to process people to make sandwiches to take care of the masses and thousands of people crossing the border. Huge swaths of our border were left unsecured.”

The operational reality:

CBP (Customs and Border Protection) agents pulled from enforcement
Assigned to processing
Processing = admin work
Border coverage disappeared
Unknown numbers entered

“So we don’t know took advantage of that we don’t know how many millions of illegals.”

The invasion produced unknown-scale entry. Estimates range widely.

“We know at least 10 million because we watched them either cross the border or we released them under the Biden administration.”

Minimum 10 million documented. Either:

Crossed border (captured on video/sensors)
Released by Biden (catch and release)

13 Million Visa Approvals

“But the inspector general reported that they also approved entry visas for 13 million foreign nationals without conducting any interviews or background checks as required by law.”

Separate from illegal entries, Biden admin issued 13 million visas:

No interviews
No background checks
Required by law
Inspector General confirmed

“Do we know anything about those 13 million visa approvals that were given without any kind of vetting?”

The representative pressing for accountability.

“We don’t we’re going back and tracking ones we have documentation on but most of them are not at the addresses that they left the context that they may have done.”

The tracking challenge:

Limited documentation
Addresses outdated
Context unclear
Many simply disappeared into U.S. population

”Violated and Abused”

“And all of our programs under the Department of Homeland Security were violated and abused and perverted as well.”

Noem’s characterization of Biden-era DHS:

Programs violated
Programs abused
Programs perverted

The specific example:

“If for example when we came in there was 400,000 asylum cases That was a year before we came in when we he abused it so bad during that invasion That when I first got sworn in as secretary there was a backlog of 1.5 million asylum cases.”

Asylum backlog trajectory:

Pre-Biden (2020): 400,000 cases
Biden peak: 1,500,000 cases (3.75x increase)
Each case requires individual review
Most won’t qualify for asylum under law
Each case allows entry pending review

“And I’ll need to be reviewed."

"How Many Still Living Here”

“We know how many are still living in the country. No, we don’t.”

The follow-up: of 10 million + 13 million + 1.5 million asylum claimants, how many still live in U.S.?

Noem’s answer: don’t know. Biden admin didn’t track effectively.

”Thousands of Criminals”

“How many criminals were allowed in? Oh? Thousands thousands of them we know for a fact that other countries encouraged I emptied out their prisons their mental institutions.”

Noem’s framework:

Thousands of criminals documented
Foreign governments emptied prisons/mental institutions
Sent criminals to U.S.

Venezuela specifically emptied prisons. Other countries (including Cuba, Nicaragua, others) followed similar patterns. The U.S. received deliberate dumping of criminal populations.

“Encouraged people to go and those individuals who would pay a cartel member to move them across the country certainly came into our country broke that first law Which made them a criminal.”

The criminal framework:

Foreign governments encourage emigration
Emigrants pay cartel smugglers (often criminal)
Crossing illegally = criminal act
Criminal status established on entry

“And then after that many times.”

Many then committed additional crimes in U.S.

700,000 Detained

“And could you tell us again just how many illegal aliens have been deported under your leadership or have been self-deported?”

“There’s been over 700,000 that have been detained and arrested and are being deported.”

Noem’s statistics:

700,000+ detained
700,000+ arrested
700,000+ being deported

This is extraordinary pace. For comparison:

Obama deported approximately 3M over 8 years (~375K/year peak)
Trump’s first term: ~2M over 4 years (~500K/year average)
Noem’s current pace: ~700K+ in approximately 18 months = ~470K/year

”Final Orders of Removal”

“We I want to remind everybody at this committee, too that every single one of these individuals that’s detained has final orders of removal.”

Critical clarification: everyone detained has:

Final orders of removal
Due process already completed
Court has determined removable
No further legal review needed

“They can leave today.”

Alternative to detention: voluntary departure. Immigrants choose to leave rather than detention.

“And how many they get to that detention center?“

70% Criminal Records

“How many of those that you’ve deported now have records of a criminal or arrest or conviction seventy percent of those in our detention centers to have criminal records?”

The statistic: 70% of detainees have:

Criminal records
Arrests
Convictions

Of 700,000 detained, approximately 490,000 (70%) have criminal histories.

“So roughly over a half a million yes.”

500,000+ criminal illegal aliens detained and being deported.

”More Than Half a Million Criminals”

“So you’ve effectively removed more than a half a million criminal illegal aliens from our streets and sent them back to their own countries or detained them. Yes.”

The representative’s summary:

500,000+ criminal illegal aliens
Removed from U.S. streets
Deported or detained
Safety improvement

Each one is someone who:

Committed crimes while in U.S.
Presented ongoing threat
Now removed
Cannot harm future victims

”Lowest Murder Rate in 125 Years”

“And what’s that done to our crime rate?”

The critical outcome question.

“Oh, our crime rate has been phenomenal. In fact, we have the lowest murder rate in our country that we’ve had since it’s been recorded over 125 years our murder rates are at the lowest that it is the drug epidemic is is getting better and improving.”

Crime outcomes:

Lowest murder rate in 125 years (recorded history)
Drug epidemic improving
Overall crime down

“125 years” — that’s since 1900. U.S. FBI crime statistics only date to 1930. “Recorded history” broadly includes local/state records.

The extraordinary framework: murder rate at historic low. The question: causation?

Fewer criminal aliens = fewer murders by aliens
Broader deterrence from enforcement
Public safety messaging
Police support framework
Gang/cartel disruption

Continued Priorities

“We need it to do more so we don’t lose more of our children. But we specifically under ice as well in HSI target human traffickers and child pedophiles and those that would perpetuate assaults against our children.”

Future priorities:

Continue losing fewer children (overdoses, trafficking)
ICE targeting human traffickers
HSI (Homeland Security Investigations) target child pedophiles
Protect children from assault

Human trafficking and child exploitation are specific enforcement priorities. These crimes cross borders, often use immigration routes for transportation.

Significance

The testimony captures:

Biden failures quantified: 10M+ entries, 13M visa approvals without vetting, 1.5M asylum backlog
Trump successes quantified: 700K+ detained, 500K+ criminals removed
Crime outcome confirmed: Lowest murder rate in 125 years
Ongoing work framed: ICE and HSI targeting traffickers and child predators

The numbers matter for political accountability:

Voters needed to understand Biden-era scope
Understanding drives Trump policy support
Statistics justify aggressive enforcement
Outcomes validate approach

The 125-year murder rate low is extraordinary claim. If true:

Justifies current enforcement
Undermines “enforcement = more crime” framework
Provides political cover for continued deportations
Democratic opposition harder

Democrats face challenge:

Previously called deportations cruel
Deportations correlate with lowest murder rate
Defending high-crime framework difficult
Public safety priority voters care about

Key Takeaways

Noem on Biden-era scope: “We know at least 10 million because we watched them either cross the border or we released them under the Biden administration. But the inspector general reported that they also approved entry visas for 13 million foreign nationals without conducting any interviews or background checks as required by law.”
Noem on asylum backlog: “When I first got sworn in as secretary there was a backlog of 1.5 million asylum cases.”
Noem on criminals: “Thousands thousands of them we know for a fact that other countries encouraged I emptied out their prisons their mental institutions encouraged people to go.”
Noem on Trump deportations: “There’s been over 700,000 that have been detained and arrested and are being deported … 70% of those in our detention centers to have criminal records … So roughly over a half a million yes.”
Noem on crime outcomes: “Our crime rate has been phenomenal. In fact, we have the lowest murder rate in our country that we’ve had since it’s been recorded over 125 years.”