Kristi Noem straightforwardly dismissed a group of undocumented immigrants on Thursday, after they chose to drop their lawsuit against the Secretary of Homeland Security.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had initiated the lawsuit on behalf of ten migrants who were in custody and were facing potential transfer to the notorious Guantánamo Bay detention center, which is associated with handling dangerous terrorists.

The ACLU dropped the filing because several plaintiffs were already deported while others refused to keep the case going. 

That’s when Noem – who has been dubbed ‘ICE Barbie’ for her garish wardrobe changes – delivered her savage two-word response.

‘Suck it,’ Noem posted along with the notice of voluntary dismissal.  

The savage reaction sent the internet into a full scale meltdown –  largely divided along party lines.

‘That’s why Americans love you!’ one pro-MAGA user wrote. 

‘Best response EVER!!!’ tweeted another conservative account. 

A more critical commenter compared Noem’s comment to an embarrassing story from Noem’s past. 

A social media user criticized Noem for her behavior, pointing out a controversial anecdote she shared involving shooting a dog, showcasing a lack of professionalism in her response.

A more Noem-friendly account responded: ‘Aaaaaand the snowflakes here have a meltdown.’

One more excitedly said: ‘That’s not very lady like…and I love it!’ 

A more critical account noted that it was coming from Noem’s official DHS X page: ‘Coming from the Secretary of the Homeland, what are you getting at?’

The suit filed by the ACLU claimed that the plaintiffs ‘risk of being transferred to Guantánamo without any legal authority, in violation of federal law and the U.S. Constitution.’  

Two of the plaintiffs include a pair of Venezuelan parents who were separated from their 2-year-old daughter, who was eventually returned to Caracas. 

Noem’s department has said the girl was placed in foster care to protect her from her parents, who it claimed were members of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua drug gang.

Under Trump, the DHS has carried out a crackdown on immigration, deporting thousands of primarily Latin American migrants that it says are undocumented and cancelling the legal status of others.

The administration has said that many of those it has deported are members of criminal gangs, including Tren de Aragua, but has provided limited evidence to back that claim. 

Lawyers and family members of many deportees deny the allegations. 

Since February, more than 4,000 migrants have been sent home to Venezuela, some deported from the United States and others from Mexico, where they had gathered in the hope of crossing into the United States.

The Trump government has horrified its critics by co-opting ‘Gitmo’, as it’s often called, as the latest weapon in its battle against illegal immigration.

‘President Donald Trump has been very clear: Guantanamo Bay will hold the worst of the worst. That starts today,’ said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, referring to the Venezuelans.

Trump has announced that the Cuban base will be a holding center for 30,000 immigrants – the ‘worst criminal aliens’ and people who are ‘hard to deport’. 

The president ‘is not messing around and he’s no longer going to allow America to be a dumping ground for illegal criminals from nations all over this world’, said his press secretary. 

Noem has been suffering from the perception she cares more about her glam image than fulfilling her responsibility to protect the homeland and crack down on illegal immigration. 

One particularly awkward photo shows her wearing an ill-fitting bulletproof vest, toting a machine gun that is accidentally pointed at the head of a Border Patrol Officer.

In another apparent photo-op, Noem angered liberals for wearing an expensive watch while simultaneously berating suspected gangsters at the notorious El Salvador prison where the Trump administration banished some migrants. 

Just days after she took office as head of Homeland Security, she joined ICE agents on a predawn raid in New York City and tweeted about it before the raid had even concluded.

Insiders told the outlet that her post potentially alerted targets to the operation and ultimately resulted in fewer arrests than officials had expected.

‘Live this AM from NYC. I’m on it,’ Noem posted on X at 4:43am on January 28, along with a picture of herself hopping into a vehicle wearing an ICE baseball cap.

High profile conservatives including Meghan McCain and Megyn Kelly have torched the DHS secretary for her repeated photos ops, arguing that her desire for attention serves as a smoke screen to distract from the fact her agency has so far failed to fulfill Trump’s central campaign promise to deport millions of illegal immigrants.

Within her own department, some reportedly view her as little more than a spokeswoman or ‘face’ of the operation.

Noem introduced herself to her new workforce by walking on stage at a town hall meeting to the country song ‘Hot Mama’, insiders claim.

Since then, she’s made a series of changes which have ruffled feathers within the department, from pushing voluntary staff exits to implementing the use of lie detector tests to root out disloyal staff and leakers.

In spite of the criticism, the administration’s border policies have delivered success, with illegal crossings down to the lowest point in decades. 

Noem has also re-established a government office focused on helping families devastated by crimes carried out by illegal aliens.

The Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) office was officially re-established during an event Wednesday afternoon at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters.

VOICE began under Trump’s first administration in 2017 to fulfill a promise to aid those directly impacted by migrant crime. 

But Joe Biden axed the office in 2021 and opened a more ‘inclusive victim support system’ that, in addition to serving Americans, helped investigate alleged abuses at migrant centers.

Speaking alongside victims, known as ‘angel families,’ Noem shared that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and ICE are now working again to support them.