Michigan state senator Mallory McMorrow (D) strongly criticized Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday ahead of Noem’s visit to Michigan.
“Kristi Noem is headed to Michigan to fearmonger about border security with... Canada,” Mallory said on the social platform X.
“The Trump administration's mass deportation boondoggle is nothing but security theater that actually make us LESS safe,” she added.
McMorrow continued: “All to the tune of an additional $1 TRILLION in your taxpayer dollars.”
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In a video attached to her X post, the Michigan lawmaker said immigrants are being arrested even when they show up to their court hearings and try to follow the legal pathway to immigration. She called Noem's immigration actions "ineffective security theater."
McMorrow accused the Trump administration of going after people “who have committed no egregious crimes” “Like an 18-year-old student just three credits away from high school graduation here in Michigan,” she added.
On Wednesday, NBC reported that seven Senate Democrats who supported Noem’s confirmation as DHS secretary in January are now expressing regret and disillusionment with her performance.
Noem was confirmed just five days after President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January. Seven Democrats had joined Republicans in a 59–34 vote.
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"I'm very disappointed. I'm very disappointed in her," Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) told NBC. If I were voting on her today, I definitely wouldn't vote for her," he added.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration has returned to more assertive immigration enforcement in workplaces this week, following a short pause in operations at locations such as farms, hotels, and restaurants the week before.
"The message is clear now that we're going to continue doing worksite enforcement operations, even on farms and hotels, but based on a prioritized basis," President Donald Trump's "border czar," Tom Homan, said Thursday, per CBS News.
The White House maintains that undocumented employees lower wages and displace American-born workers. However, representatives from the agriculture and hospitality sectors have cautioned that mass deportations could severely affect their industries.
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AlterNet reached out to the DHS for comment.
Watch the video of McMorrow's comments below, or by clicking this link.