Photos: Kristi Noem makes stop at Arizona/Mexico border in Nogales
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem rallied hundreds of federal personnel at the Arizona/Mexico border near Nogales for a press conference on Wednesday morning.
Noem was joined on stage by acting ICE director Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott, and President for the National Border Patrol Council Paul Perez.
Kristi Noem, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security speaks to a crowd of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, members of Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Coast Guard and others during a press conference at the Arizona/Mexico border, Nogales, Ariz., Feb. 4, 2026. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem rallied hundreds of federal personnel at the Arizona/Mexico border near Nogales for a press conference on Wednesday morning. Noem was joined on stage by acting ICE director Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott, and President for the National Border Patrol Council Paul Perez.
A crowd of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, members of Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Coast Guard and others attend a press conference with Kristi Noem at the Arizona/Mexico border, Nogales, Ariz., Feb. 4, 2026. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem rallied hundreds of federal personnel at the Arizona/Mexico border near Nogales for a press conference on Wednesday morning. Noem was joined on stage by acting ICE director Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott, and President for the National Border Patrol Council Paul Perez.
Rodney Scott, Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shares a laugh with Kristi Noem, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security during a press conference at the Arizona/Mexico border, Nogales, Ariz., Feb. 4, 2026. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem rallied hundreds of federal personnel at the Arizona/Mexico border near Nogales for a press conference on Wednesday morning. Noem was joined on stage by acting ICE director Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott, and President for the National Border Patrol Council Paul Perez.
Kristi Noem, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security speaks to a crowd of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, members of Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Coast Guard and others during a press conference at the Arizona/Mexico border, Nogales, Ariz., Feb. 4, 2026. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem rallied hundreds of federal personnel at the Arizona/Mexico border near Nogales for a press conference on Wednesday morning. Noem was joined on stage by acting ICE director Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott, and President for the National Border Patrol Council Paul Perez.
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, seen here during a recent stop in Nogales, was back in Arizona Friday and pledged to lobby for election-related “mitigation measures.”
Todd Lyons, U.S. ICE director speaks to a crowd of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, members of Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Coast Guard and others during a press conference at the Arizona/Mexico border, Nogales, Ariz., Feb. 4, 2026. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem rallied hundreds of federal personnel at the Arizona/Mexico border near Nogales for a press conference on Wednesday morning. Noem was joined on stage by acting ICE director Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott, and President for the National Border Patrol Council Paul Perez.
Kristi Noem, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security snaps a selfie with a CBP member following the press conference at the Arizona/Mexico border, Nogales, Ariz., Feb. 4, 2026. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem rallied hundreds of federal personnel at the Arizona/Mexico border near Nogales for a press conference on Wednesday morning. Noem was joined on stage by acting ICE director Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott, and President for the National Border Patrol Council Paul Perez.
Paul Perez, President for the National Border Patrol Council speaks to a crowd of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, members of Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Coast Guard and others during a press conference at the Arizona/Mexico border, Nogales, Ariz., Feb. 4, 2026. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem rallied hundreds of federal personnel at the Arizona/Mexico border near Nogales for a press conference on Wednesday morning. Noem was joined on stage by acting ICE director Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott, and President for the National Border Patrol Council Paul Perez.
Kristi Noem, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security greets guests following the press conference at the Arizona/Mexico border, Nogales, Ariz., Feb. 4, 2026. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem rallied hundreds of federal personnel at the Arizona/Mexico border near Nogales for a press conference on Wednesday morning. Noem was joined on stage by acting ICE director Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott, and President for the National Border Patrol Council Paul Perez.
Kristi Noem, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security speaks to a crowd of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, members of Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Coast Guard and others during a press conference at the Arizona/Mexico border, Nogales, Ariz., Feb. 4, 2026. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem rallied hundreds of federal personnel at the Arizona/Mexico border near Nogales for a press conference on Wednesday morning. Noem was joined on stage by acting ICE director Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott, and President for the National Border Patrol Council Paul Perez.
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