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Secretary Noem in Nashville Exposes 'Worst of the Worst' Criminal Illegal Aliens in Tennessee

August 4, 2025 · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · 0:27:14

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What happened

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem held a press conference in Nashville highlighting the work of Homeland Security Investigations and ICE in Tennessee and Kentucky, an office she said is also key to breaking up drug and human trafficking rings. She said, as she stated it, that President Trump has been focused since taking office on making America safe again, and that her job is to go after the worst of the worst — murderers, rapists, and child predators — every single day.

Noem stated that since President Trump took office, almost 300,000 criminal and illegal aliens have been arrested, brought to justice, and deported, and that 70 percent of those individuals have criminal convictions or pending criminal charges, as she stated the figures. She highlighted Tennessee cases including, as she stated them: two Venezuelan nationals with ties to Tren de Aragua arrested in January for promoting prostitution and evading arrest; a 35-year-old Venezuelan arrested in February and charged with homicide after stabbing his wife to death; a 33-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador affiliated with MS-13 who is the subject of an Interpol red notice and wanted in El Salvador for aggravated murder; a 22-year-old Guatemalan illegal alien arrested in January on three charges of child rape, sexual exploitation of a minor, and identity theft; and a 60-year-old illegal alien from Iraq with convictions for rape, larceny, and false imprisonment.

She also discussed Kilmar Abrego Garcia, describing him, as she stated it, as an MS-13 member, human trafficker, and domestic abuser whose federal indictment in Nashville describes a full-time human trafficker. Noem said ICE officers are facing an 830 percent increase in violence against them and their families, as she stated the figure, and she specifically called out Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell, accusing him of openly doxxing ICE and HSI personnel, revealing their information to the public, and forcing city employees to document every interaction with federal immigration authorities — conduct she called shameful.

Why it matters

The Nashville stop is the template for Noem’s ‘worst of the worst’ roadshow: local arrest highlights, national arrest totals, and a direct confrontation with a Democratic mayor the Department accuses of obstructing enforcement.

Scoreboard watch

Flagged for the scoreboard editor: Noem stated almost 300,000 arrests since the President took office, 70 percent with convictions or pending charges, and an 830 percent increase in violence against ICE officers, as she stated the figures; no verdict is given here.

Sources: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, “Secretary Noem to Host Press Conference Exposing \u201cWorst of the Worst\u201d Criminal Illegal Aliens in TN”, Nashville, Tennessee, 2025-08-04 (official upload, embedded above; published 2025-08-04). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.