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- Kristi Noem calls for an expanded travel ban, labeling certain foreign nationals as "foreign invaders" and saying "we don't want them."
- Noem's statement targeted unspecified countries, accusing arrivals of committing crimes and draining U.S. resources.
- She recommended a "full travel ban" on nations she described as sending "killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies."
- Recent legal action: an Afghan national charged in a shooting was cited by Noem as evidence of radicalization and vetting failures.
- Context: the U.S. already enforces full and partial travel bans on multiple countries, referenced amid Noem's calls for expansion.
On December 1, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chief Kristi Noem said “foreign invaders” were not welcome into the United States as she aggressively called for an expansion of the country’s travel bans.
The DHS Chief’s hostilely worded message, shared on X, didn’t specify which countries the travel ban expansion would impact. However, Noem harshly pointed the finger at places from which she believes foreign nationals have come and wreaked havoc in the U.S. Per her rant, those bad actors are coming to America, committing crimes, and taking away resources from U.S. citizens.
“I just met with the President. I am recommending a full travel ban on every d**n country that’s been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies. Our forefathers built this nation on blood, sweat, and the unyielding love of freedom — not for foreign invaders to slaughter our heroes, suck dry our hard-earned tax dollars, or snatch the benefits owed to AMERICANS,” tweeted Noem.
“WE DON’T WANT THEM. NOT ONE,” she added at the end of her post.
What Travel Bans Does The U.S. Currently Have In Place?
Back in June, President Trump imposed a full travel ban on U.S. arrivals of nationals from 12 countries. Those were Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Additionally, he placed a partial travel ban on nationals of seven more countries, including Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.
The day after Noem’s comments, an Afghan national was hit with multiple charges in connection with the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. last month. On NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Noem said, “We believe he (the suspect) was radicalized since he has been here in this country (the U.S.). We do believe that it was through connections in his home community and state… We will never allow this to continue in our country. Allow individuals who came to our country that were unvetted by Joe Biden, allowed to run free and loose — we are going to bring them to justice.”
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