More than 2 million illegal immigrants have left the United States during the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, and more than 10,000 federal immigration agents have been hired so far, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said this week.
“Two million have gone home already, people that were here illegally you have removed and sent home,” Noem said at a White House Cabinet meeting on Dec. 2, speaking to President Donald Trump. “We’re going to send more home for the holidays, too.”
Noem said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has hired around 10,000 new officers this year. Hundreds of thousands of people have applied for ICE jobs, she added….
Noem Says More Than 2 Million Illegal Immigrants Have Left US Under Trump
