Flirty migrant tries to sweet talk ICE Barbie Kristi Noem as she sends him packing from US https://t.co/DhK4HQyzY0
— Daily Mail (@DailyMail) October 8, 2025
An illegal immigrant was trying to sweet talk Kristi Noem while being detained in Portland but in return she delivered a blunt message that he would never be allowed in the country again.
The Secretary of Homeland Security got confused when the migrant said something that sounded vaguely like ‘Let me out’ in English – a language he did not speak.
‘La e mirao en la tele,’ he said, which translates roughly to ‘I’ve seen you on TV.’
He then repeated ‘La e mirao’ – meaning ‘I’ve seen you’ or ‘I watched you.’ But a bewildered Noem misinterpreted him as asking to be ‘let out’ of custody.
‘Let you out? No. Not let you out,’ she told him, as the smile faded from the man’s face. ‘You’re under arrest.’
Her message was translated to Spanish as Noem continued to rant against the man and his brother, who were both placed under arrest for being in the United States illegally.
A video of the interaction was shared on X by conservative commentator Nick Sortor, who was inundated Spanish-speaking users who explained that Noem had been mistaken, and that the man was actually trying to ‘sweet talk’ her.