Watch live: Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem addresses ICE operations

And in 2019 re-entry after deportation, I'll remind all of you is a felony The next individual is Arturo Sanchez Morales. He's an illegal alien from Mexico He was arrested for driving drunk and he's already been deported once before He re-entered which is a felony and was issued a final order of removal in 2016 He had previously been arrested for burglary as well for possession of cocaine and larceny and has convictions for multiple DUIs and lewd acts against a minor and Again, I'll talk about Layla's Rinaldo Benaro sovereign who is an individual from Honduras who's been in this country illegally and he has a conviction for domestic battery He'd been deported twice before in 2011 and in 2017 these individuals are just a handful of people that have been in this country Creating victims out of American citizens that now those families do no longer have to worry about not only have they been brought into Incarcerated but they're going to be brought to justice and pay for the crimes that they've committed Every single day our law enforcement officers put their lives at risk to protect the American people every single day They get up and they go do their jobs to make sure that American families Can live the lives that they've dreamed of since they were young the left's anti-cop Rhetoric has led to a thousand percent increase in violence against our law enforcement officers We have to stop the rhetoric that is allowing Individuals the cover that they want to perpetuate violence against those who enforce our laws last month We had an individual open fire at an ice facility And we also saw that we saw victims from that attack that happened not just against ice agents But also about detainees that were there at that facility That individual when he fired upon the building Created some victims we lost two lives there three individuals were hurt and two died later on After that event the suspect had anti-ice written on the ammunition and on his bullet casings Proving that he had targeted against individuals that were working to keep our streets safe Criminals are now even placing bounties on our law enforcement officers This last month the Department of Homeland Security Arrested a criminal illegal alien and a Latin Kings gang member who placed a bounty on our u.s. Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino still they keep pressing on and we've seen as well individuals on tik-tok and other Apps making threats against our law enforcement officers putting bounties out on their head And we will bring all of those individuals to justice We will continue to bring murderers and rapists those who perpetuate violence pedophiles gang members In our communities we will go after them bring them to justice and we will save lives The American people see this and they see that President Trump is focused on Making sure that our streets are safe and that our families have opportunities to raise their children in safe communities in fact recent polls have shown that 54% of Americans want illegals to be brought into Justice and they want to deport those who are in this country illegally But 78% of Americans want these criminal illegal aliens brought to justice That's because the American people understand the benefits of having law and order again They understand the benefit of having a leader that focuses on making sure that we are a nation of borders But we're also we're a nation of laws and those laws are enforced To the brave men and women of ice and HSI and the law enforcement that are partnering with us. Thank you Thank you for all that you do to protect our country Thank you for risking your lives for the American people and and being willing to go out and stand for what is right Stand for law and order and the American people are extremely grateful for that to everyone else out there I would ask you to please thank a law enforcement officer if you see them today Cook them a meal for their families support them. Give them a word of encouragement It's been nine months since President Trump has been in office and he's made an incredible difference for the American people Let's make sure that those individuals who go out every single day and keep our streets safe That they get the opportunity to be thanked for that as well And with that I will open it up for any questions that you may have. Yes You Well, it's been fantastic to see the partnerships that we've had here in Florida in this community But also throughout the entire state we have a program called 287 G Which allows local law enforcement agencies to partner with us on enforcement activities and that has been Very beneficial to making sure that that we're out there working to get together Cooperative bringing people to justice and then making those law enforcement officers involved in helping keep their communities Safe as well And we're grateful for that Florida has been I think the state that has provided the most law enforcement agreements under the 287 G than any other state and it shows that they recognize the importance of bringing individuals to justice that have convicted crimes against the people that live in their communities, but also Ways that we can support our federal government in the work that we do as well as far as enforcing our immigration laws But also making sure that these dangerous terrorists and criminals and gang members are brought to justice and removed out of our country Yes Well, I've been to Chicago and I've been to Portland and focused on supporting those law enforcement officers and operations there I'm in Sarasota today because people Don't get to hear the media cover These individuals that have been removed off of the streets the good work that law enforcement officers have already done Many times when I turn on the news and listen to the networks They're not covering the victims anymore that we've lost because of these crimes They're not covering the individuals that have been brought to justice instead. They're trying to demonize our law enforcement officers So to talk about these individuals that have been taken off the streets and show how much safer the American people are we can show That that work can continue These individuals that I spoke about today are not on the streets Creating more victims. There's still individuals out there though that we need to bring to justice And this is a reminder of the work that we do But that we need to continue that work and let these law enforcement officers know that they're appreciated I have been to alligator Alcatraz. I have visited it I have not seen Deportation Depot yet, but we're grateful for those partnerships with the state of Florida that has helped us with Detainment centers that will allow us to host these individuals until their due process is finished and they can be removed from our country So we're grateful for that. In fact alligator Alcatraz was the first project that we had with a state as far as Putting together these beds and we've had several other states now that have shared these agreements with us as well So in Indiana and Nebraska Other states that have partnered and will continue to do that because it's more efficient for the taxpayers But it also meets the needs that we have for bed space until individuals can be removed These Aircraft are Coast Guard aircraft to replace 25 year old airplanes that are necessary for the mission of the Coast Guard Congress Appropriated the dollars and paid for them in the big beautiful bill and we're grateful that we're able to move forward and make sure that course design 2028 for the Coast Guard is mission fulfilled and they can continue to serve our country not just in a search-and-rescue mission But also cooperating with our Department of War and they're helping us in Incredible ways with drug interdiction and bringing these cartels to justice as well You're Saying that working families are afraid to go out. I think they should be in this country legally They should they have no fear whatsoever if they're in this country abiding by our laws And that is the wonderful thing about America Everybody is treated equally and we don't pick and choose who the law applies to and who it doesn't So individuals have the opportunity every day if they're here illegally to go home Go home to your country and come the right way if they wait until we detain them and we have to remove them ourselves They'll never get the chance to come back to America I Think that our law enforcement officers are doing everything Appropriately and correct to make sure people are brought to justice And that's the opportunity that we've given Individuals from day one was that if they're in this country illegally that they can come to us They can we will pay them to leave this country a thousand dollars and buy them a plane ticket to leave People get to keep their children with them if they've committed a crime against individuals in this country They will be brought to justice. They will be prosecuted for those crimes We've been very clear about that and I'm grateful for our law enforcement officers that in the face of danger are out there every day Still doing their job and doing what they can to make sure that they are safe But that they are doing it appropriately and that they get to go home to their kids and their family members, too I think most people Look around a room full of law enforcement officers and sometimes the media doesn't tell the story that they all have families to and that they deserve to go home that night and tuck their kids into bed and to be able to get up and and Support their family and pay their bills as well. That's what today is nine months of law enforcement officers finally getting to do their job again finally getting to to do what they took an oath to do and that's a pulled the law and Be fair and just and how they do that and I'm so proud of the work that they've done They will be prosecuted for their crimes First in this country and serve their convictions if they're convicted which many of them have long histories of criminal activity And then they will be deported to their home countries Well, it depends on how that arrangement is negotiated if you remember we work with the Department of State on every single individual on how We organize those travel documents how we work with countries and how they take their citizens back home Yeah, we had over a hundred and seventy five thousand applicants for our ten thousand new ice agents We have many of them that are already out on the job. They've completed their training we also have huge recruitment for not just ice agents and HSI, but our Secret Service law enforcement officers are CBP officers all of those recruitment efforts are through the roof because I think of the individuals that are excited about defending the homeland Protecting this country and making sure that they have the ability To go out and to do a job that they can be proud of Yes I'm not certain about those Accusations we are conducting our law enforcement operations. Just how we always have been Exactly how law enforcement does investigations how we do operations many of those times Those operations need to be secure But we have not changed our protocols and how we uphold the law and how we bring people to justice Based on any kind of policy that's been put in place under this administration We would love to have local law enforcement across the country participating with us many times. That's not true here in Sarasota It's been fantastic here in Florida. It's been amazing, but you go into other communities in other states and many times those governors are political Those leaders in those towns Portland's a great example of the mayor who chooses to play politics instead of keeping his citizens safe Governor Pritzker and Illinois governor Is putting his people in danger every day by going against us and not working with us to make sure that we're detaining Individuals who have criminal charges against them or have been convicted and then he re-releasing them out on the streets We're starting to see better partnership out of some law enforcement officers who recognize that their citizens feel differently than their political leaders Their citizens recognize that they want their streets safer. We saw that in Washington DC The people that Experienced the freedom of being able to walk down a street go to a restaurant again be able to you know Conduct normal life and let their kids play in a playground They enjoyed it and they let their political leaders know that and they've cooperated with us more We continue to have targeted operations in many many cities But also very focused on those where challenges are still remaining such as Portland, Chicago We're in Memphis as well. We're going into San Francisco at the direction of the president as well We're going to continue to make sure we're focused not just in those cities that we hear about on the news but also cities like Sarasota that we make sure that law enforcement officers in every single community get the chance to Continue to get these criminals off of their streets Well What would you call it a low-level crime I would say anybody who's been victimized by somebody who's committed a crime It's significant to them. It's significant That's significant if they end up causing harm to someone if they're not trained and don't have a license and they're on the street Operating illegally and get into an accident hurt someone then that no longer is a low-level crime We have laws and we don't get to pick which ones matter and which ones don't Every single one of our laws has been put in place for a reason and therefore will be enforced Any other questions Well, thank you so much for making sure that we're covering the good work that President Trump is doing and what he's doing To make sure that we're bringing people to justice for the crimes that they've committed right here in Sarasota We've gotten murderers off the street Rapists people who have committed crimes against children and now today the people of Sarasota and in Florida and our country are safer because of It may God bless each and every one of our law enforcement officers for the work that they do And continue to go out and to thank them thank them for for what they're doing in the light of political attacks and attacks and threats from individuals That have an agenda Thank them for standing up for freedom and for making sure that America can continue to be a safe country But also a country of many liberties and blessings. God bless you