Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Thursday that over one million illegal immigrants have voluntarily left the United States since President Donald Trump took office.
“In less than 200 days, 1.6 MILLION illegal immigrants have left the United States population. This is massive,” Noem posted on X. “This means safer streets, taxpayer savings, pressure off of schools and hospital services and better job opportunities for Americans. Thank you @POTUS Trump!”
In a video posted to X, Noem said, “I think these numbers show exactly the genius of Donald J. Trump.” She added: “When he was elected in November, he knew he had to make America safe again.” She said that when Trump asked her to serve as secretary of Homeland Security, part of her job was to tell the world “that no longer will we tolerate people being in our country illegally and that they need to go home.”
“The world got the message. They’re leaving on their own, which is the best thing for American citizens,” she said. Noem noted further that as illegal immigrants left, “2.5 million Americans became employed in the last six-seven months.”
“That’s incredible growth for U.S. citizens that will benefit their families and the people who love this country, who were born here, who want to be employed and now have new opportunities for success,” she said.
A news release posted on the department’s website noted, “In her first 200 days as secretary, DHS also launched an international, multimillion-dollar ad campaign warning illegal aliens to LEAVE NOW because if they don’t, we will arrest them and deport them.” The release added: “This new data shows illegal aliens are hearing our message.”