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Secretary Noem Highlights 'Worst of the Worst' ICE Arrests in Tampa
August 4, 2025 · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · 0:29:02
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What happened
Secretary Kristi Noem told the Tampa press conference that about six months into President Trump’s term, DHS is focused on securing the border and removing illegal criminal aliens before they create more victims, according to her remarks in the DHS video. She said the administration applies the rule of law equally, with, as she put it, no more winners and losers, and she called on Americans to support law enforcement officers amid what she described as an increase in violence against them, as she characterized conditions.
Noem stated the six-month figures: over 286,000 illegal aliens arrested since the President took office, 70% of them with criminal charges or convictions, as she stated the shares. She said the focus has overwhelmingly been on what she called the worst of the worst — murderers, rapists and traffickers, in her listing — and stated that officers have arrested 600 known or suspected terrorists and over 2,700 known members of the Tren de Aragua gang, as she gave the numbers, with the Tampa event highlighting Florida officers’ work in particular.
Why it matters
Tampa is the six-month counterpart to the Sarasota nine-month ledger: the same enforcement claims at an earlier date, from the same Secretary, which lets the chronicle track how DHS’s stated totals moved across 2025.
Scoreboard watch
Flagged for the scoreboard editor: Secretary Noem’s stated six-month figures at Tampa on August 4, 2025 — over 286,000 arrests, 70% with criminal charges or convictions, 600 known or suspected terrorists and over 2,700 Tren de Aragua members, as stated by her — for checking against ICE and DHS published statistics. No verdict is given here.
Sources: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, “Secretary Noem to Expose ‘Worst of the Worst’ Criminal Illegal Aliens Arrested by ICE”, Tampa, Florida, 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.