Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stops in Springfield to criticize state’s immigration policies

Secretary Noem had an allergic reaction today. She was transported to the hospital out of an abundance of caution. She is alert and recovering.

— Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin provided this statement to confirm Secretary Noem's health condition.

If this is how this administration responds to a senator with a question, I can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California and throughout the country.— Senator Alex Padilla spoke after meeting with Secretary Noem about the treatment of senators by the administration.

I'm proud to help support President Trump and Secretary Noem in their mission to fix our illegal immigration problem once and for all.— Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier discussing the state's efforts to combat illegal immigration.

Democracy is under assault before our eyes. The moment we've feared has arrived.— Gavin Newsom, California Governor, during a speech addressing the challenges facing democracy.

Trump wants chaos and he's instigated violence.— Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, addressing the situation in Los Angeles and the protests against Trump's immigration policies.

The rule of law is not fine and our constitutional democracy is not fine.

— Brad Lander, speaking outside the court after being released, addressing the impact of immigration policies.

He knows my name.

— Senator Alex Padilla responds to JD Vance after he mistakenly referred to him as 'José'.

To put it bluntly, there is no invasion or rebellion in Los Angeles; there is civil unrest that is no different from episodes that regularly occur in communities throughout the country, and that is capable of being contained by state and local authorities working together.

— Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California, in an emergency filing.

We will defend our Constitution. We will defend our rights because the last several years, we've seen Democrats take away our freedom of religion, our freedom of assembly, our freedom of speech.— Kristi Noem, in an interview with Sean Hannity, about defending states' rights.

The Vice President candidate for the Democrat party is directly connected to a domestic terrorist, that is confirmed, the only question is whether Tim Walz himself ordered the political hit against a rival who voted against Walz’s plan to give free healthcare to illegals.— Mike Cernovich speculated in a post on X about the connections between Gov. Walz and the suspect.

Democracy is under assault.

— Gavin Newsom, California Governor, in a video address.

If this is how this administration responds to a senator with a question, I can only imagine what they’re doing to farmworkers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California and throughout the country.— Senator Alex Padilla speaking about the administration's response to his question at a press conference.

I just felt like I needed to do it.

— Nezza, a performer who sang a version of the national anthem in Spanish and explained why she disobeyed the order to sing in English.

I do believe my father was racially profiled – they didn’t ask him anything.— Alejandro Barranco, discussing the arrest of his father Narciso Barranco.

We are hoping that if the cause of the turmoil ends, which is stopping the raids, then I can almost guarantee you the curfew will go away in short order.

— Karen Bass, Mayor of Los Angeles, commented on the curfew during protests against immigration raids.

If you throw a brick, a firebomb, or point a gun at one of our deputies, we will be notifying your family where to collect your remains at.

— Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey issued this warning during a press conference regarding protests against ICE raids.

He ought to be tarred and feathered, I'll say that.— Mike Johnson on Governor Gavin Newsom at a news conference.

Eliminating FEMA would be a man-made disaster; we need FEMA to help us address natural disasters. Let’s work together to improve FEMA so we are ready for future disasters.— A spokesperson for North Carolina Governor Josh Stein (D), emphasizing the need for FEMA.

Texas must enact a regulatory framework that protects public safety, aligns with federal law, has a fully funded enforcement structure and can take effect without delay.

— Greg Abbott stated this in a statement explaining his veto.

He stalked his victims like prey.

— Joseph Thompson, acting U.S. attorney for the District of Minnesota, said this during a press conference about the suspect Vance Boelter.