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Kristi Noem: Alligator Alcatraz and other facilities like it will give us the capability to lock up some of the worst scumbags who…

On the recordJuly 1, 2025
Alligator Alcatraz and other facilities like it will give us the capability to lock up some of the worst scumbags who entered our country under the previous administration.
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Kristi Noem
Republican · South Dakota
Source
cnn.com
Jul 1, 2025

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Noem defends the new facility as a means to detain serious criminals.

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