Transcript: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," March 9, 2025

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem : "We've seen incredible progress as far as what we've been able to stop at the southern border since President Trump has taken office" Mexico 's president said Thursday that Customs and Border Protection figures show seizures of fentanyl on southern border have dropped over the past year .

Canada 's Prime Minister said it's totally false to claim Canada is unwilling to fight fentanyl, he said.

Secretary of State Julian Zelizer says border crossings are at a 25 year low.

He says the administration has revived this policy of detaining migrant families, parents with children in ICE detention centers.

Zelizer : "This isn't Joe Biden's world anymore. This is President Donald Trump 's country where we have a border".

DHS chief says he wants to see the number of deportations ticked up.

He has deported 22 known and terrorists on the terrorist watch list are out of this country now.

DHS will use the facilities at Fort Bliss for detention facilities, he says.

He says Congress needs to continue through with funding that this administration has asked for.