By Katherine Tinsley
7:47pm PST, Mar 5, 2025
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Kristi Noem's attendance at ICE raids continues to annoy X users, as the Secretary of Homeland Security flaunts mass deportations on social media.
Keep reading to see why she's rubbing people the wrong way this time…
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On Tuesday, March 4, Ron Filipkowski shared a snapshot of Noem wearing a bulletproof vest while working alongside police.
"Kristi Noem this morning," the journalist wrote on X.
"Border Barbie is taking her cosplay waaaaay too seriously," one X user replied.
"Is it possible to die from cringe? Just curious," another wrote.
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Noem, who frequently participates in deportations in full glam, often shares the incidents on X and Instagram.
"Kristi Noem stays playing dress-up — police in the city, border patrol at the border. Republicans lost their minds over Zelenskyy's shirt, but Noem out here treating every day like Halloween," one X user wrote, referencing criticism over the Ukrainian president's dressed-down appearance at the Oval Office.
"Full costume, hair, makeup — Method acting for Fox News," they continued.
"She likes to play dress up and wear costumes," another X user stated while sharing a photo of Noem on a horse.
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While people were irritated by Noem's visibility, she has been using X to share information about
Donald Trump's immigration stance.
"February was the lowest month in recorded history for encounters at our border. The world is hearing our message: do not come to our country illegally," Noem shared on Thursday, February 27. "If you do, we will find you, arrest you, and send you back. Thank you President @realDonaldTrump."
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During Trump's presidential campaign, he promised to increase surveillance at the Mexican-American border.
"We slashed border encounters from a staggering 15,000 a day under Joe Biden to a 15-year low of just 200 under @realDonaldTrump," Noem claimed.
"We are unleashing the Border Patrol, ICE, and our entire DHS Team to secure our border and send illegal aliens back to where they came from," she added.
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Aside from sharing live footage from arrests, Noem and Trump worked on an expensive commercial to discourage migrants from entering the country.
"Tonight, I'm announcing a nationwide and international multimillion-dollar ad campaign warning illegal aliens to leave our country NOW or face deportation with the inability to return to the U.S.," she wrote.
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The former Governor of South Dakota believed the video would be impactful despite its hefty price.
"This serves as a strong warning to criminal illegal aliens to not come to America," Noem wrote in a tweet. "If they do, they will be hunted down and deported. Thank you @realdonaldtrump for securing our border and putting America first."
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Some people wondered if the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) would see the video campaign as wasteful.
"Hey DOGE… found some waste for you to remove," one person wrote on X.
"Multimillion-dollar ad campaign? And who's paying for that then? Shouldn't DOGE be investigating this," another X user stated.
