The secretary of the Department of Homeland Security said she and federal officials hope to protect LA and other cities from “lawlessness.”

The Homeland Security secretary was slammed online for making the shocking remarks. Experts in political science weighed in on why her comments, and similar rhetoric, is dangerous.

Department of Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem was in Los Angeles Thursday to address the recent ICE raids and protests. ICE, Boarder Patrol, and other federal agencies also attended the press conference and reaffirmed their presence in LA,

Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., has continued to defend himself and refute the claims by the Trump administration that he crashed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference before federal officers shoved him outside the room, pushed him onto the floor and handcuffed him.

Kristi Noem, once a vocal defender of states' rights against federal use of the National Guard, now supports Trump's deployment of troops in California.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem commented on the Los Angeles protests in a June 8 interview with CBS News.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to "liberate" Los Angeles on Thursday at a press conference that was dramatically interrupted when federal agents dragged a Democratic U.S.