Kim Kardashian Slammed By Homeland Security Over Immigration Comments

Kim Kardashian is facing backlash after weighing in on the Trump administration’s immigration and deportation policies, with the reality star suggesting that many people being deported across the U.S. have not actually committed crimes. The "Kardashians" star, who has been outspoken on criminal justice reform in the past, made the comments while attending an event in Venice, Italy, sparking sharp responses from top government officials. The controversy stems from Kim Kardashian’s comments before an event in Venice, Italy, where she was asked about the wave of deportations taking place across the U.S.

Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin didn’t hold back when speaking to TMZ, blasting the reality star as “misinformed and detached from the very reality of the operations in Los Angeles she has decided to opine on.”

“These are the violent criminals who Homeland Security, under President Trump and Secretary Noem’s leadership, have removed from Los Angeles’s streets: murderers, rapists, gang members and child pedophiles,” McLaughlin said. “Why does Ms. Kardashian continue to do the bidding of criminals at the expense of innocent Americans and brave law enforcement?”

This follows her controversial remarks, where she suggested the U.S. is deporting people who have contributed to building the country.

“You want to believe that there’s a powerful message in protection, but then you see that it’s not really happening like that,” Kardashian explained. “It’s really tough, but I think that we have to do what we can to protect the people that have really supported and built our country.”

Sources close to Kardashian insist she wasn’t taking a political side but was simply responding to a question in the moment.

Kardashian’s remarks land at a time when immigration policy is colliding with politics on the streets of Washington, D.C. The Trump administration’s 30-day federalization of the capital, framed as a violent crime crackdown, has been widely criticized as both political theatre and a militarized occupation of an American city.

Beyond the optics, the D.C. takeover has become a tool for the federal government to roll back local laws protecting immigrants and force city police to cooperate with ICE. Advocates warn that lives and neighborhoods are being devastated in the process.

According to the White House, more than 40% of the 300 people arrested in the first week of the District’s federal takeover were alleged unauthorized immigrants, a statistic critics say underscores how the crackdown is disproportionately targeting vulnerable communities rather than addressing violent crime.

The chilling effect has been immediate. Neighborhoods like Mount Pleasant, long known for their vibrant culture and immigrant-owned businesses, have become shells of their former selves. Residents report being too afraid to dine out, attend concerts, or even go to work, fearing that everyday activities could end in detention or deportation.

“Literally after President Trump brought the national guard on DC, everything stopped,” one man, who asked that his name be withheld out of fear of ICE retaliation, told The Guardian. “Everything disappeared because the bike delivery guys, they’re scared. They’re not on the streets right now. My people, most of my cooks are Spanish[-speaking] and they don’t want to go to DC right now.”

Kim Kardashian’s immigration controversy comes at a pivotal moment in her personal journey, as she’s reportedly taken the final step toward becoming a lawyer. As The Blast previously reported, Kardashian sat for the California bar exam in late July, and she’s now in the nail-biting waiting period before results are released.

The notoriously grueling two-day test includes five one-hour essays, a 90-minute performance exam, and 200 multiple-choice questions. While the bar is typically administered inside a massive convention center, sources believe Kardashian likely had a more private setup, given her celebrity status.

Getting here hasn’t been easy. Kardashian, who famously never attended law school, passed the baby bar on her fourth attempt in December 2021 and then spent six years completing her apprenticeship, which wrapped on May 21, 2025.