Homeland Security Chief Kristi Noem Calls for ‘Full Travel Ban on Every Damn Country’ Bringing ‘Killers, Leeches’ to U.S.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is calling on President Donald Trump to impose tougher limits on foreign travel into the United States.

On Monday, Dec. 1, Noem wrote on X that she had met with Trump to discuss broadening travel bans “on every damn country that’s been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies.”

She continued in her post: “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. WE DON’T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.”

Her message came shortly after Trump, 79, announced that his administration will “permanently pause” migration from all “Third World Countries.” In a Nov. 27 post on his Truth Social account, Trump did not specify which nations would be affected or detail how such a pause would be implemented.

Trump said the proposed “permanent pause” would “allow the U.S. system to fully recover, terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions, including those signed by Sleepy Joe Biden’s autopen, and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States,” adding, “Only REVERSE MIGRATION can fully cure this situation.”

The announcement followed the Nov. 26 shooting of two National Guard members, Andrew Wolfe and Sarah Beckstrom, in Washington, D.C. Beckstrom, 20, died from her injuries on Nov. 27, while Wolfe, 24, remains in critical condition after undergoing surgery.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, an Afghan national, has been identified as a suspect in the attack and faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder, U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro said on Fox & Friends on Friday, Nov. 28. Lakanwal served alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan and arrived in the U.S. in 2021 during the Biden administration, living in Washington state with his family, the Associated Press reported, citing officials.

According to the outlet, he was granted asylum in April during the Trump administration. Trump has since said he was “looking at” the possibility of deporting Lakanwal’s wife and five children.

In a Nov. 30 appearance on Meet the Press, Noem, 54, said authorities believe Lakanwal was “radicalized since he’s been here in this country.”

“We do believe it was through connections in his home community and state, and we’re going to continue to talk to those who interacted with him,” she said.

Trump and Noem’s recent statements also come on the heels of a Justice Department acknowledgment, in a Nov. 25 court filing, that Noem made the decision to continue deportation flights in defiance of a judge’s order, CNN reported.

Despite an order from federal Judge James Boasberg directing planes to turn around, Noem allowed deportation flights carrying migrants to proceed to a prison in El Salvador, the filing said, according to CNN.