Photos: Kristi Noem makes stop at Arizona/Mexico border in Nogales
- Grace Trejo, Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
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.
Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star
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.
Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star
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.
Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star
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.
Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star
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.
Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star
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.
Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star
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.
Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star
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.
Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star
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.
Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star
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.
Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily StarTags
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