Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined federal authorities Tuesday for the first deportation raids in New York City under President Trump’s clampdown — lauding ICE for getting “dirtbags off the streets.

Federal agents, led by new DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, made a high-profile arrest in New York City on Tuesday as part of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul defended the operation, emphasizing its focus on violent offenders while reaffirming sanctuary policies.

Federal agents, led by new DHS secretary, made heavily publicized arrest in country’s biggest sanctuary city Tuesday.

Homeland Securuty Secretary Kristi Noem, former South Dakota governor, said in a video shared on X that she went along with ICE officers in New York City to get “the dirtbags off these

Adams, who attended Donald Trump's inauguration, has stated he would not assist the federal government with deportations.

"It's not a spectacle," DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said of filming ICE raids. "This is our nation's law enforcement."

U.S. immigration agents raided at least two locations in the Bronx on Tuesday morning and at least one undocumented person was charged with kidnapping, assault and burglary, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other federal and local officials.

In the bizarro political world of Trump 2.0, New York City had its most surreal 24 hours yesterday as rumors swirled around the fate of Mayor Eric Adams.

ICE agents conducted roundups in New York City, and a day later, local authorities announced their own gang takedown. In immigrant neighborhoods, fear was palpable.

A defiant Mayor Eric Adams returned to the public eye on Thursday after an unknown illness sidelined him, shooting down rumors of his resignation in front of a fairly friendly crowd of religious leaders.