Homeland Security boss Kristi Noem is feeling the heat of the internet after posting a video of her donning a sombrero as Mexican restaurant workers sing to her on her birthday.

Noem truly said, "Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. And so, FEMA, FEMA … you, even you kept the hurricanes away, so we appreciate that." However, audible laughter as well as Noem then continuing her FEMA comment showed the room received the "you kept the hurricanes away" remark as nothing more than an off-the-cuff joke.

United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem will be in Chicago on Saturday for the Coast Guard’s annual Christmas Tree Dedication Ceremony. On Saturday morning, the

"Whispers abound as Kristi Noem's husband's silence on her birthday sparks rumors of a troubled marriage. Is this the end?"

In December 2025, a video (archived) circulated online that claimed to authentically show U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem celebrating her birthday at a Mexican restaurant while wearing a pink sombrero, a wide-brimmed hat traditionally worn in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday said that half of the visas in Minnesota are "fraudulent." Noem did not provide evidence. CBS Minnesota on Thursday reached out to the department seeking that data.

Two million undocumented immigrants have left the US in the first year of Trump's second term, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

A post you may be seeing on social media claims Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem thanked President Trump this week for keeping hurricanes away.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem discusses national security topics and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s fraud scandal during a wide-ranging Cabinet meeting at the White House.

The Justice Department has said she made the final call on deportation flights after a judge ordered them to turn around.