DHS fires back at Kim Kardashian's ICE criticism: ‘Which one of these convicted child molesters would you like to stay?'
A top Department of Homeland Security official fired back at Kim Kardashian Wednesday after the reality TV star described Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation raids as 'inhumane.'
'@KimKardashian, which one of these convicted child molesters, murderers, drug traffickers and rapists would you like to stay in the county?' Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin wrote in an X post directed at the 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' star.
3 Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin called out Kim Kardashian over her anti-ICE Instagram post Tuesday.
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McLaughlin's post included mugshots and violent profiles of four illegal migrants recently nabbed in ICE enforcement operations.
Among them, were: Eswin Uriel Castro, a previously deported illegal immigrant with criminal convictions for child molestation, being armed with a dangerous weapon; Gerardo Antonio-Palacios, a Mexican national with previous convictions for homicide and burglary; Antonio Benitez-Ugarte, another illegal immigrant from Mexico with a prior drug trafficking conviction; and Mab Khleb, a 53-year-old illegal immigrant from Cambodia with a criminal history that includes conviction for possession and transport of a controlled substance, lewd action with a child and battery.
'These are just a few of the convicted illegal criminals who have been picked up in the last 72 hours,' McLaughlin noted.
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Kardashian, 44, argued in an Instagram Stories post Tuesday that Americans 'have to speak up' and 'do what's right' in response to the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts.
'When we're told that ICE exists to keep our country safe and remove violent criminals — great,' the Skims co-founder wrote in a post on the fifth day of violent rioting in Los Angeles.
'But when we witness innocent, hardworking people being ripped from their families in inhumane ways, we have to speak up. We have to do what's right,' she added.
The LA native said she has 'seen how deeply immigrants are woven into the fabric of this city.'
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3 McLaughlin's post highlighted some of ICE's recent arrests in Los Angeles.
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3 Kardashian described ICE's actions as 'inhumane' Tuesday.
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'They are our neighbors, friends, classmates, coworkers, and family,' Kardashian continued. 'No matter where you fall politically, it's clear that our communities thrive because of the contributions of immigrants.
'We can't turn a blind eye when fear and injustice keep people from living their lives freely and safely. There HAS to be a BETTER way.'
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The Los Angeles riots were sparked Friday after ICE agents raided a business in the downtown Fashion District.
President Trump has sent in the National Guard and US Marines to shield federal agents from protesters as they continue to conduct immigration enforcement operations in the City of Angels.
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