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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Mike Bedigan

Kristi Noem brands all of Los Angeles a ‘city of criminals’ as she defends the ICE raids and deportations

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem branded all of Los Angeles “a city of criminals” as she defended the actions of the Trump administration.

Noem blasted Mayor Karen Bass for describing LA as “a city of immigrants,” suggesting that violence had erupted because the mayor had “protected them for years.” The city is the second largest in the U.S. and has a population of almost four million people.

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