Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem isn’t letting Democrat grandstanding jeopardize federal security — especially in the aftermath of the deadly confrontation involving far-left agitator Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis last week.
In a quiet but sharp policy shift, Noem issued updated guidance requiring Members of Congress to submit visit requests seven days in advance before entering ICE facilities — effectively blocking the kind of last-minute “oversight stunts” Democrat lawmakers love to pull for the cameras.
The timing? No coincidence.
Just one day after the Good shooting — and in defiance of a December ruling by Biden-appointed Judge Jia Cobb that previously blocked similar DHS policy — Noem reissued the rule, this time leveraging a new legal avenue: funds from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). According to DHS, these funds aren’t bound by the restrictions cited in Cobb’s ruling.
BREAKING: A day after the Minneapolis shooting, Secretary Noem quietly signed a new policy barring congressional visits to ICE facilities without a week’s advance notice.https://t.co/h3Oz9KV9cC pic.twitter.com/VGgSgtUDcb
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) January 11, 2026
In a memo to acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, Noem didn’t hold back, citing a disturbing “trend of replacing legitimate oversight with circus-like publicity stunts.” Though she didn’t name names, the targets were clear.
And the results? Immediate.
Over the weekend, Minnesota Democrats Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Kelly Morrison tried barging into the Whipple federal facility in Minneapolis. They were turned away. Omar jumped to X to whine about it, claiming a “legal right” to oversight.
Sorry, Ilhan — you can submit your request like everyone else. Seven days in advance. That’s the rule.
Noem reminded the country on CNN’s State of the Union exactly why this policy matters. The detainees Democrats are crying over? Murderers. Rapists. Child predators. This isn’t some activist summer camp. It’s a federal detention center housing violent criminals.
.@Sec_Noem: “These sanctuary cities such as Minneapolis are extremely dangerous for American citizens. Since we’ve been there, we’ve arrested dozens and dozens of murderers and rapists, individuals who have assaulted children and sodomized them.” pic.twitter.com/cnvjlodcnK
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 11, 2026
But the Left doesn’t care. They want access, chaos, and headlines — not safety or justice. And when they don’t get their way, they scream “oversight” while their base gets whipped into a frenzy.
Democrats are already preparing to challenge Noem’s directive in court. But this time, it looks like Noem’s playing chess — and she’s a few moves ahead.
