DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Talks “Northern Border Security” at Building America’s Future Roundtable in Detroit
DETROIT, MI — The America’s Future Tour, a project of Building America’s Future, on Friday hosted U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem at a policy roundtable event focused on the need to secure the northern border and protect Americans from the deadly drugs, illicit trade, and human trafficking infiltrating our country through Canada.
The roundtable exposed Canada’s failure to adequately help the Trump administration secure the northern border and shined a light on how cartels exploit tribal lands to smuggle drugs and other illicit items into the U.S. The panel also praised President Trump for the actions he has taken to secure the northern border and encouraged him to continue using trade negotiations to ensure Canada steps up its enforcement efforts.
Here’s What They Are Saying:
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“We are really hopeful that this new leader, Prime Minister [Mark] Carney, will be a different individual — someone who will work closely with the Trump administration to give us the security, the information, and the partnerships we need.”
@Sec_Noem: Today in Detroit, I joined the Building America’s Future roundtable to discuss threats at the US-Canada border. Thanks to the leadership of @POTUS Trump, we’ve brought illegal southern border crossings to their lowest point in five years. Now, it’s time we replicate that success on our northern border as criminals and cartels look to exploit Canada’s security vulnerabilities and weak border enforcement. We will not allow Canada’s policy failures to become America’s public health crisis.
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“I spent a little time today looking at your ports of entry and talking with some of the folks there, just about the fact that they’re seeing so many more TDA members, MS-13 members crossing now here at the northern ports of entry and coming across the northern border, because the southern border is closed, they’re stopping them because they’re there and they still have the resources to,” said Noem at a roundtable hosted by America’s Future Tour in Detroit.
@libsoftiktok: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem just SLAMMED former Canada PM Justin Trudeau for failing to work with the Trump admin to secure our northern border and making false promises: “Justin Trudeau was a train wreck.. and he was very hard to work with.” BODIED
@JohnJamesMI: President @realDonaldTrump’s One Big Beautiful Bill gives Secretary @KristiNoem and DHS the resources they need to Secure Our Borders. Thank you, Secretary Noem, for paying us a visit in Detroit to discuss securing the northern border. This is how we are Making America Great Again. 🇺🇸
@MIPOAM: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem met in Detroit with Sen. John James, POAM President Jim Tignanelli to address border threats. Focus: local enforcement strain, tribal land smuggling, & federal-state-tribal coordination. #BorderSecurity #Michigan #POAM https://bit.ly/4n7OLEB
Macomb Daily: Macomb Congressman James cites ‘northern border crisis’ at event
James, a Trump ally who’s running to be Michigan’s next governor, said, “We’re at the forefront, we’re at the epicenter of the northern border crisis.” Their comments came at a roundtable discussion inside The Norwood that was part of a tour organized by the pro-Trump nonprofit group Building America’s Future.
@JonathanOosting: At Detroit even with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Michigan governor candidate and US Rep. John James says there is a “northern border crisis” with Canada.
@libsoftiktok: Heartbreaking Rachel Morin’s mother recounts her daughter’s brutal murder at the hands of an illegal— praises Trump’s border policies. “I’ve met with President Trump, I can honestly say that he’s heard the cry of a mother and he genuinely cares.” America will never forget you Rachel 💔
Fox 2 Detroit: Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem talks northern border at town hall
Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem was in Detroit Friday with the tour called “America’s Future.” At the town hall Noem said that the attention and focus on the southern border, has led to questions about what’s being done here. “We’re not letting down our guard here at the northern border,” she said.
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“As great as Michigan is, we are at the forefront. We are the epicenter of the northern border crisis,” James said. “We need closer ties and more seriousness from our Canadian neighbors with regard to border security.”
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“The panel discussed several issues confronting the current Trump administration’s efforts to secure the nation’s borders and deal with the breathtaking flow of unfettered illegal immigrants that occurred under the Biden administration.”
@MeghanReckling: Today, during a roundtable with @Sec_Noem and @JohnJamesMI focused on securing our northern border in Detroit, someone got a special shoutout!! She may be young, but her presence is mighty—and seeing kids her age taking an interest in our country is exactly what inspires the national leaders of today to keep fighting for a safer, stronger America. It’s about leaving her generation a nation even greater than the one we inherited. 🇺🇸
CBS Detroit: Kristi Noem visits Detroit, discusses northern border security
The Detroit News: James warns of ‘northern border crisis’ at Detroit event with Homeland Security chief
At Friday’s event, Noem described Canada’s former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a “train wreck” and “hard to work with.” But she said Trump’s team was hopeful that Mark Carney, who was sworn in as the new prime minister in March, would be different.
Bridge Michigan: Kristi Noem, Trump allies warn of ‘northern border crisis’ at Michigan event
“Many more” transnational gang members are now attempting to cross into the country’s northern border amid ramped-up security at the southern border with Mexico, she said during a panel discussion in Detroit with Republican US Rep. John James and other border security advocates.
@RunWithRunestad: Yesterday in Detroit, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem did a remarkable job outlining just how open the borders were under the Biden administration. She highlighted the mass migration of millions, including an unchecked flow of child traffickers, fentanyl dealers, hard-core convicted murderers and rapists, sleeper cells, and more. What continues to astonish me is that Democrats have never voiced even the slightest opposition to these wide-open borders or the devastating consequences they have had on the American people. Secretary Noem also pointed out that in the last two months of the current Trump administration, the United States achieved the lowest number of illegal border crossings in recorded history. These are the kinds of policies the overwhelming majority of voters have demanded — and now, once again, are beginning to see implemented. Yet Democrat officeholders remain stubbornly committed to open-border policies that endanger American communities.
Detroit Free Press: U.S.-Canada border threat growing, Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem says in Detroit
“We are not letting our guard down at the northern border,” because the country is only as secure as its weakest border link, Noem told about 300 people at a lounge and events venue in Detroit’s New Center area, at a “Secure Our Northern Border” event hosted by the conservative group America’s Future.
WGVU News: Dept. of Homeland Security holds northern border security event in Detroit
Congressman, and Michigan Gubernatorial Candidate, John James says Canada isn’t doing its part to protect Americans: “Sadly, we need closer ties and more seriousness from our Canadian neighbors with regard to border security.”